Beauty in Canada as youth meet opens
Jul 20, 2010
SPORTS and art are interchangeable, and the same goes to history and culture. It is from these themes that the organisers of the 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships based the opening ceremony.
By Norman Katende
in Moncton, Canada
SPORTS and art are interchangeable, and the same goes to history and culture. It is from these themes that the organisers of the 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships based the opening ceremony.
It was 90 minutes of spectacular musical, colourful and high-energy entertainment - as had been promised by the organising committee chairman Larry Nelson earlier.
From children dancing with vigour in their traditional to Irish dances, others playing the violin and pipers from the ancient times, it all told Canada’s story from the aboriginal, colonial times and where it is today.
The tales that have kept them united, the dances that have kept them together and the no-give up attitude were all summarised in the 90 minutes of a well done choreography.
The choreographer used a good selection of colour and fast inter movement to give the spectators of the sold out 90,000-seater stadium a treat.
It was a tale of making the world a safer place and living in harmony for the sake of tomorrow’s youth and a spectacular theme which left Canada prime minister Stephen Harper smiling as he declared the games officially open.
“Opening ceremonies are their to tell people what cultures we have and this one has given the true picture of Moncton,†said Nelson after the function, which climaxed with Kenya’s Mercy Cherono winning the 3000m event.
MEANWHILE, Usher Komugisha adds that Charles Ssekyaaya lifted Uganda’s flag when he won two gold and one silver weightlifting medals at the just concluded Africa Youth Games in Morocco.
He amassed a total of 219 points after snatching 91kg and jerking 128kg to beat his opponents to the gold.
Nashibah Nakayiza also scooped three silver medals with a total of 82 points after snatching 37kg and jerking 45kg in the girls’ category.
It was all smiles for swimmer Jamila Lunkuse who won two bronze medals in the 50m breaststroke.
Ludia Natunga won all her three table tennis preliminary games but lost in the semi-finals and played for a third position which she clinched.
She also won a silver medal in the mixed doubles after she teamed up with Arnold Mabuka who had also lost in the finals.
in Moncton, Canada
SPORTS and art are interchangeable, and the same goes to history and culture. It is from these themes that the organisers of the 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships based the opening ceremony.
It was 90 minutes of spectacular musical, colourful and high-energy entertainment - as had been promised by the organising committee chairman Larry Nelson earlier.
From children dancing with vigour in their traditional to Irish dances, others playing the violin and pipers from the ancient times, it all told Canada’s story from the aboriginal, colonial times and where it is today.
The tales that have kept them united, the dances that have kept them together and the no-give up attitude were all summarised in the 90 minutes of a well done choreography.
The choreographer used a good selection of colour and fast inter movement to give the spectators of the sold out 90,000-seater stadium a treat.
It was a tale of making the world a safer place and living in harmony for the sake of tomorrow’s youth and a spectacular theme which left Canada prime minister Stephen Harper smiling as he declared the games officially open.
“Opening ceremonies are their to tell people what cultures we have and this one has given the true picture of Moncton,†said Nelson after the function, which climaxed with Kenya’s Mercy Cherono winning the 3000m event.
MEANWHILE, Usher Komugisha adds that Charles Ssekyaaya lifted Uganda’s flag when he won two gold and one silver weightlifting medals at the just concluded Africa Youth Games in Morocco.
He amassed a total of 219 points after snatching 91kg and jerking 128kg to beat his opponents to the gold.
Nashibah Nakayiza also scooped three silver medals with a total of 82 points after snatching 37kg and jerking 45kg in the girls’ category.
It was all smiles for swimmer Jamila Lunkuse who won two bronze medals in the 50m breaststroke.
Ludia Natunga won all her three table tennis preliminary games but lost in the semi-finals and played for a third position which she clinched.
She also won a silver medal in the mixed doubles after she teamed up with Arnold Mabuka who had also lost in the finals.