A look at memorable Olympics curtain-raisers of the past
Australian sporting icon Cathy Freeman lights the Olympic cauldron 15 September, 2000 in Sydney to ignite the 27th Olympiad of the modern era.
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As Paris prepares for the opening ceremony of the Olympics on July 26 with what promises to be a spectacular parade of boats along the river Seine, AFP looks back at memorable Olympics curtainraisers of the past.