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What it’s like saying goodbye here at the closing ceremony


By Alan Abrahamson

BEIJING — Several minutes of massive fireworks. A frenzy of dancing and flag-waving around and on the memory tower.

And it’s over.

The ceremony is over. The 2008 Beijing Olympics are over.

“Good night, everyone,” the announcer says over the big speakers.

Hard to believe. I was there in Moscow in 2001 when China was awarded these Games.

It has been an incredible ride.

I will, of course, be glad to be back home in California. But, truly, I will be sad to leave Beijing and China. At the risk of repetition: it has been a privilege to be a part of chronicling these “truly exceptional” Olympics. We are not likely to see another quite like them. Click here to read the rest of this article.

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