Nigeria sole
representatives to the Winter Olympics the trio of Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere
and Akuoma Omeoga were a delight to watch as the opening ceremony of the 2018
Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang on Friday as a huge display of lights and
fireworks provided the backdrop to a symbolic quest to find peace.
The spectacular display
featured child performers, huge puppets, a world-record 1,200 drones flown
simultaneously, and thousands of dancers in a celebration of Korean history and
unity.
Inside the area 30,000
people, including a 200-strong North Korean cheerleading squad, watched in -3C
temperatures as they were encouraged to bang drums given to them in an extreme
weather kit to keep warm.
The parade of nations
featured huge flags projected on to the stage for each nation, and was capped
off when athletes from both North and South entered under a single united
flag.
South Korean President
Moon Jae-in and North Korean ceremonial head of state Kim Yong Nam, who had
earlier shaken hands in an historic meeting, clapped and waved in unison as the
team entered.
The Nigerian Bobsled
girls are likely to be the cynosure of eyes as they are making a debut in the
sport for the first Nigerian team and
also African team to participate in their discipline.
Kim Yong Nam was earlier
seen meeting with President Moon, the two leaders shaking hands ahead of the
opening ceremony.
President Moon has
pushed the Games as a 'peace Olympics' that will open a door for dialogue to
alleviate tensions on the
peninsula and seek to
persuade Pyongyang to give up its atomic ambitions.
There is reportedly a
'good chance' that Ms Kim will invite President Moon to Pyongyang during a
lunch on Saturday
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