Benin becomes first foreign delegation to raise flag in Beijing Olympic Village
29/7/2008 18:08
Benin became today the first foreign delegation to raise flag in Beijing
Olympic Village.
The Olympic Village has officially opened its gates Sunday
with Chinese delegation entering as the first guests of the 66-hectare-surface
complex.
Anthems of the International Olympic Committee and of the Republic
of Benin have been heard successively under a light rain.
Chen Zhili, mayor
of the Village, made a welcome speech in the honor of the first foreign
delegation and presented a souvenir to its chef de mission, Charles
Nobre.
Little country located in Western Africa, Benin sends a delegation of
15 members to the Beijing Olympics. Its five athletes will participate in
athletics, swimming and taekwondo.
Xinhua
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