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Open and Winter Olympic Games. Gatti and Torsani: “Indescribable emotion”
An opening ceremony full of suggestions and scenic effects made official the start of the Winter Olympic Games. Since yesterday, Beijing is the first nation in the world to have hosted both the summer and winter Olympics. Before the official speeches, the raising of the flag and the lighting of the Olympic brazier, the parade of 91 delegations from all over the world was one of the most exciting moments. As always, Greece opens and China, the host country, closes. San Marino marched 28th, with both athletes, 20-year-olds Anna Torsani and Matteo Gatti, sharing the honor of carrying the flag. “It was thrilled – says Anna – and above all an honor to be able to represent our Republic. To make everything even more beautiful, the fact of being able to hold the flag together with Matteo. We are like brothers ”. “It was wonderful – adds Gatti -. Upon entering, we had the perception of having the eyes of the whole world on us. It is an inexplicable emotion that accompanies us throughout our life “. (…)
Article taken from The Information of San Marino