ILODDON (eTN) – I-London Olympics 2012 iqale ngomcimbi wokuvula omangalisayo obukwe ngabantu abalinganiselwa ezigidini ezingama-27 e-UK kanye nesigidigidi emhlabeni jikelele. Umhlaziyi uchaze i-curtain-raiser, eqondiswe umqondisi wefilimu owawine imiklomelo, u-Danny Boyle, njengesibindi, iBritish, kanye namabhonkers. Lokhu cishe kufingqa ngokunembe kakhulu i-extravaganza yamahora amathathu nesigamu, ebize amaphawundi ayizigidi ezingu-27.
Lo mbukiso walandelela izigaba eziyinhloko zomlando waseBrithani oqala ngesigcawu sobufundisi esihle esinamahhashi aphilayo, izinkomo, izimvu, izimbuzi, nezinye izilwane zasepulazini. Umdlalo wekhilikithi waboniswa ngaphambi kokuthi ingqikithi ishintshele kuNguquko Yezimboni yekhulu le-19. Indawo yasemaphandleni eluhlaza yathathelwa indawo oshimula befekthri abakhulu abasuka phansi. Kwaba nokuxokozela nomsindo ngesikhathi abavukuzi nabanye abasebenzi besebenza kanzima besakha imboni yezwe. Kwakukhona izinkomba kuma-suffragettes, ama-Beatles, kanye nama-sixties aguqukayo. Ingxenye yonke yayinikezelwe kwiNational Health Service lapho abahlengikazi bangempela kanye nabanye ochwepheshe bezempilo babephakathi kwabadansi. Okulandelayo kwavela ukuthuthukiswa kwe-intanethi kanye nezokuxhumana.
Umcimbi wokuvula ubugcwele amahlaya nezimanga. INdlovukazi intshontshe uhlelo ngokuyenza idlale ngendlela elandelanayo noJames Bond, umlingisi uDaniel Craig, owaqoshwa ebingelela Ubukhosi Bakhe eBuckingham Palace. Kuhefuzela nokujabula, uQueen, okwathi ngalesi sikhathi esikhundleni sakhe kwafakwa umuntu ozimele, wakhonjiswa endiza ngendiza enophephela emhlane eya enkundleni yezemidlalo. Lokhu kube yisikhathi sokuvumelanisa nokufika kweNdlovukazi uqobo ephelezelwa uMbusi wase-Edinburgh. Ukuzimisela kweNdlovukazi ukwenza njengentombazane ebingalindelekile yakwaBond, eneminyaka engama-86, kwamenza wathandeka nakakhulu ezingxenyeni zomphakathi osuvele unqobile emikhosini eminingi yokumaka i-Diamond Jubilee esikhathini esingaphansi kwezinyanga ezimbili ezedlule.
Uchungechunge losaziwayo nama-Olympian, akudala namanje, avele ezindaweni ezahlukene kwajabulisa izethameli. Izinkulungwane zamavolontiya zabamba iqhaza ekulandeleni okuhlanganisa izinkomba zezincwadi zezingane ezaziwayo ezifana no-Peter Pan kanye nochungechunge lwe-Harry Potter. UDavid Beckham ufike ngendlela emangalisayo ngesikebhe esinesivinini eduze koMfula iThames, ephethe ithoshi lama-Olympic emlenzeni wokugcina wohambo lwezinsuku ezingu-70. Abasubathi abangu-XNUMX abasebasha bakhanyisa i-cauldron ebabazekayo, indawo yalo okwakungenye imfihlo eqashwe ngokucophelela.
Kube namakhonsathi ebusuku yi-Arctic Monkeys namanye amaqembu omculo adumile. Ngemuva kokuthi iNdlovukazi imemezele ngokusemthethweni ukuthi i-London 2012 Olympics ivuliwe, kwaqhuma iziqhumane ezimangalisayo enkundleni yezemidlalo.
Izihloko zezindaba ngakusasa ekuseni zazigqamile, zichaza umcimbi wokuvula ngokuhlukahlukana ngokuthi “umbukiso omkhulu kunayo yonke eMhlabeni,” “omlingo,” “nomnandi ovutha amalangabi.” Kwakukhona nokho oyedwa noma ababili ababengavumelani. Elinye iLungu LePhalamende lakhanga ukulahlwa komhlaba wonke lapho lichitha lo mdlalo ngokuthi “ubuphukuphuku bamasiko ahlukahlukene.” Ngemuva kwezikhukhula zezikhalazo, uthumele enye iTweet ethi akaqondwanga kahle.
Umbhali nombhali wezomlando, uJustin Wintle, naye uphatheke kabi ngalo mdlalo kodwa ngenxa yezizathu ezahlukene. Inyama yakhe yenkomo yayihambisana nalokho ayekubheka njengokuwuqonda kahle umlando kaDanny Boyle. “Ayikho intuthuko ebambekayo. Okuncane kakhulu kwalokho izwe lami elinakho ukukunikeza umhlaba bekumelwe. Esikhundleni sika-Isaac Newton, David Hume, Charles Darwin, sithole i-barest smidgeon ka-Shakespeare kanye ne-smidgeon enkulu ye-Sex Pistols. " Ngokubona kwakhe, konke okwenziwa umcimbi wokuvula kwakuwukwelula imizwa ye-Little England kuya e-Little Britain. Waba nomuzwa wokuthi umbukiso omkhulu kunayo yonke eMhlabeni empeleni wawubuhlungu kakhulu.
Nokho, ezinsukwini ezandulela le midlalo, ingxenye enkulu yezwe ibivele ibambe igama elisha eseliqanjwe ngokuthi, “Olympomania,” ngochungechunge lwemicimbi yokubungaza.
I-World Olympians Association isingathe umcimbi e-St. James's Palace, indawo yokuhlala ye-Princess Royal kanye namanye amalungu omndeni wasebukhosini. INkosazana kanye neNkosana u-Albert waseMonaco babephakathi kwezicukuthwane ezazikhona. Iningi lezinye izihambeli bekungama-Olympians abebebambe iqhaza kuMidlalo edlule futhi bakhumbula izinsuku lapho abasubathi bengakhokhelwanga nhlobo futhi babonga ngesiphuzo samahhala se-Bovril.
Inhloko yeWorld Olympians Association, uMnuz Joel Bouzou, uthe kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi imidlalo yama-Olympics ayikona nje ukuwina kodwa ukuthi ukunqoba kutholakala kanjani. Wamemezela, "Ngake waba i-Olympian, njalo i-Olympian."
Ngobusuku bangaphambi kwama-Olympics, i-Rotary Club e-London yaba nohambo lwesikebhe eMfuleni iThames ngesikebhe esigwedlayo. Izihambeli bezisesimweni sokubungaza njengoba zidliwe iwayini futhi zidliwa. Abanye bathwebule izithombe bephethe ithoshi le-Olympic, futhi ngenxa yalokho kwakudingeka banikele komunye wemiklamo eminingi yokupha exhaswe yi-Rotary. Amakhamera ayekhanya njengoba i-Tower Bridge ekhanyiswe ngokukhazimulayo, ivuleka ukuze isikebhe singene ngaphansi. Ukukhanya okucashile kwezinye izakhiwo eziyingqopha-mlando endleleni kwabanika ukukhanya kwe-ethereal.
Ukugxekwa kwangaphambilini kwamalungiselelo, izikhalazo mayelana nethrafikhi, kanye nesiphithiphithi mayelana nezinhlelo zokuphepha, kwashanelwa into yokuzizwa kahle ekhiqizwe umcabango nombono kaDanny Boyle. Kwakukhona isivumelwano esibanzi sokuthi umcimbi wokuvula wathatha ingqikithi yalokho okwenza iBrithani ibe Nkulu. Manje sekusele kubasubathi, asebesebenzise impilo yabo yonke yokuzilolonga, ukuzikhandla, nokuziphatha, ukuthi bagqame.
