China Is Here

by JOSH GERSTEIN
Fri, 8 Aug 2008 at 11:26 AM

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China team just entered the stadium, unsurprisingly with the loudest roar yet from the crowd.

My main take-away is that Yao Ming looks tall even at the other end of a 60,000-person stadium. Walking alongside Mr. Yao, the Chinese have a 9 year old boy from Sichuan. An announcer in the stadium said the youngster saved the lives of two of his classmates in the May earthquake.

Also: the Chinese team, like the American one, is huge.

We see something like a twirled Chinese flag now near the roof. Looks like the finale is getting close but I believe we have to endure a couple of speeches first.

It is still hot as heck in here. Ten steps away on the underside of the stands it's fine. But on this side, with the people and no breeze, I'm shvitzing up a storm.

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