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The Olympic Games and Music

The Greek poem “Ancient eternal and immortal spirit” with the music by

Spyros Samaras was performed for the first time at the first modern Olympic

Games in Athens in 1896 Thereafter! a "ariety of musical offerin#s pro"ided

the back#rounds to the Openin# $eremonies until 196% At the &&th session

of The 'nternational Olympic $ommittee in Tokyo it was decided unanimously

to adopt it as the official Olympic anthem

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2008 Beijing Olympics song "Welcome to Beijing"

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A Mei !oreer !riends 的朋友 #Beijing Olympic song$

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http+,,wwwyoutubecom,watch3"4uk00n0=?M7Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Theme Song

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