More than 100 Heads of State Arrived in London for the Opening of the Olympics

On July 26, the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in the city of London, where he will attend the opening of the XXX Olympic Games.

    In the capital of the UK more than 100 Heads of State and Government have already gathered. They will attend the ceremony of the opening.

    As for the opening scenario, it is known that the author is the director Danny Boyle - author of the film Slumdog Millionaire.

    The play, which is called the Island of Wonders, cost 42 million dollars and is a story about the history of Britain. The organizers promise large-scale effects in the final of the show and the performance of Paul McCartney.

    The ceremony will be held at a new, specially built stadium for 80,000 fans, called The Isles of Wonder. The Games will be opened by the British Queen Elizabeth II.

    The live broadcast from London will begin at 1:00 am Baku time.

    * The Olympics have already been marked by a series of scandals. Thus, Iran demanded that the Games logo, which Tehran regarded as racist and reminiscent of the word Zion, was changed. These claims were rejected. However, Iran agreed to send his team to London.

    The Argentine President pointedly refused to travel to the Olympics because of the long-standing dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).

    The President of Belarus was not admitted to the Olympics, as against him personally and his country the European Union imposed sanctions.

    On July 25 at the women's football match DPRK - Colombia mistakenly raised was the flag of South Korea, after which the Games administration apologized.

    On the eve of the Olympics the Western television channels showed deodorant ads, which neutralized the smell of the athletes. The effectiveness of the deodorant was demonstrated by the Azerbaijani team of wrestlers, which caused outrage among some representatives of the country. -02D-