13.02.2010-21st Winter Olympics opened in Vancouver.Opening Ceremony was held inside Bc Place Stadium.
The games,to run trough February 28 and will last for 16 days.2638 athletes from 93 countries will take part in Vancouver 2010, 15 disciplines in seven sports, namely, skating, skiing, biathlon, luge, bobsled, curling and ice hockey will take place.
Beside Vancouver, Whistler and Richmond region are also to host the games.Just after 2010 Winter Olympics finishes Paralympic Gameswhich will last for 10 days will take start.
Canada again embraces the Rings for the third time as the 21st Winter Olympics. In 1976 Canada hosted for Montreal Summer Games and Calgary Winter Games in 1988.2014 games are to be held in Sochi- Russia.
Opening Ceremony
Opening Ceremony took place in Bc Place Stadium,in the first time of the olympics history opening ceremony was held indoor.For the opening ceremony empowered with a budget of 40 million canadian dollars.David Atkins whose an Australian actor,dancer and choreograph has run the show.
Hours before the ceremony started , the world was shocked by the astonishing news of Georgia luger Nodar Kumaritashvili who died at hospital after a tragic crash during official training. Flags were lowered to half-mast during the opening ceremony, and the Georgian athletes wore black armbands and a black ribbon was tightened to the Georgian flag to symbolize their mourning. IOC president Jacques Rogge and president of organization committee John Furlog made a statement about the athlete's untimely death and expressed sincere condolences.
Çetinkaya Carried our Flag
At the opening ceremony of 2010 Vancouver Kelime Çetinkaya has carried the Turkish flag.Kelime represented Turkey 3 times in olympics, she has competed in Salt Lake City 2002 and Turin 2006.
Peak of the Turkish Sports is at Canada
State Minister Faruk Nafız Özak Responsible for Sports,Member of the International Olympic Committee and President of the World Archery Federation Prof.Dr. Uğur Erdener,Director of Youth and Sports Yunus Akgül,Chief Coordinator of the International Organizations Mehmet Atalay,Turkish National Olympic Committee President Togay Bayatlı,Secretary General Neşe Gündoğan,2011 General Coordinator Bekir Korkmaz, all have watched the opening ceremony.
