Beijing - The dress rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games is scheduled for Saturday, Chinese organizers confirmed Monday.
The opening ceremony, where more than 80 world leaders are to participate, is one of the highlights of the August 8-28 Games.
China's Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) said the August 2 rehearsal would not be the last. The spectacular show at Beijing's National Stadium is envisioned by Chinese star director Zhang Yimou.
A gigantic firework accompanied a rehearsal on July 11, where among others, actors dressed up as soldiers from China's famous terracotta army could be seen.
Organizers rejected reports that a dress rehearsal scheduled for last Friday and Saturday was cancelled at the last moment because of fears of a terrorist attack.
"No rehearsal was scheduled," a BOCOG spokeswoman said. A German paper reported that about 20,000 participants had waited for several hours but were sent sent home on short notice, resulting in some commotion.
A French technician was quoted as saying that foreigners were told there had been indications of an attack. The spokeswoman denied these reports. (dpa)
Similar
US News
- Sun Pharma Gets FDA Nod To Sell Nasal Spray Astelin In US Market
- Bharti Airtel Gets Hold Of 49% Stake In Qualcomm India broadband
- Facebook IPO issue must be reviewed, says U.S. financial regulators
- Brooklyn to investigate witness intimidation in abuse cases
- Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy's & Aurobindo Get USFDA Authorization To Market Generic Cardiac Drug
Rome, May 28 : The captain of the Italian football club Lazio has been arrested amid investigations in connection to match-fixing scandal. 
London, May 28 : Manchester City skipper Vincent Kompany has expressed his hope of making an impact at the Saturday's England v/s Belgium friendly, after not being slotted in for the Euro 2012 squad. 
London, May 28 : Former England cricketer Adam Hollioake has revealed that his friends and family were surprised when he chose the gentleman's game over rugby and boxing as his profession. 
Islamabad, May 28 : Pakistan cricketer Wajahatullah Wasti has said the Twenty20 format has caused a lot of damage to the techniques of opening batsmen. 
Sydney, May 18 : Australian professional motorcycle racer, two-time MotoGP world champion, Casey Stoner, announced that he will retire from Grand Prix racing at the 
Pune, April 30 - Veer Patel of Baroda steered his Honda CRF 250 with much panache to clinch the title in the showpiece Foreign Open class ahead of defending champion Aravind KP in the 2012 National Supercross championship here.