February 3, Minsk /BELTA/. The official broadcaster of the Olympics in Belarus, Belteleradiocompany, will show a live broadcast of the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Games. The solemn ceremony will begin on February 7 at 19:10 on Belarus 1, BELTA was informed by the press service of Belteleradiocompany.
The opening ceremony of the XXII Winter Olympic Games will take place at the Fisht Stadium, located in the Olympic Park, near the Black Sea in the city of Sochi. The stadium will accommodate about 40,000 spectators who wish to witness the opening of the 22nd Winter Olympics.
The ceremony will last about three hours. The full schedule of the show dedicated to the opening of the Games is classified as "Secret", but it is already known that it will be divided into nine parts, narrating about different periods of the Russian era, and will be held on three sites.
It is also known that the Russian pop group "t.A.T.u." will perform at the opening ceremony. The names of other participants are kept secret. As previously reported by the organizers, the grand show is planned to involve the largest number of participants in the entire history of the Olympic Games.
The spectacular show will conclude, as always, with the birth of the Olympic flame.
The 2014 Olympic Games are an event awaited by millions of people around the world. For 17 days, the world will hold its breath, following the performances of the strongest athletes. Live broadcasts of the main events of the Games will be carried out on all continents.
Along with the multi-million global audience, Belarusian radio listeners will also be able to follow the main events of the largest sports forum. The most up-to-date information on the participation of Belarusian athletes, live reports, and interviews will be available on the air of Belarusian Radio.
The First National Channel of Belarusian Radio has formed its own "Olympic team" of sports journalists who will follow all the important events of the Games.
The most up-to-date information on the participation of Belarusian athletes will be presented in the sports segments of the programs "Radiofact", "Postfactum", "Utro s Belorusskim Radio", as well as in special sections "Sport" (on weekdays - at 15:15, on weekends - at 15:20, and daily after midnight - at 1:05) and "Sport 24" (on weekdays - at 23:10).
Sports fans of the most popular channel of Belarusian Radio can expect live reports and interviews with athletes, coaches, opinion leaders, experts, representatives of federations, the Ministry of Sport and Tourism, and the National Olympic Committee of Belarus.-0-