Berlin's Olympic Stadium reopened by Jesse Owen's Granddaughter

[Kellanved]

Berlin’s renovated Olympic Stadium was inaugurated today, with fireworks and an appearance by the granddaughter of 1936 Berlin Olympics legend Jesse Owens marking the transformation of the Nazi-era colossus into a modern sporting arena.


Athletes symbolically took possession of the stadium, originally built on Adolf Hitler’s orders for the 1936 Games, as fireworks lit up the playing field under the building’s sleek new roof.

More than 50,000 spectators were given a filmed reminder of the limestone stadium’s history – including Owens’s performance in 1936, when the black US runner made a mockery of Hitler’s beliefs of Aryan supremacy as he won four gold medals.

A smiling Gina Hemphill, Owens’s granddaughter, held a torch aloft to help light the stadium’s flame in a historical touch underlining a renovation that has largely preserved the building’s original appearance.
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[supernova]

1. Nice work

I didn't remember it had a canopy.

What are they going to use it for?

[Kellanved]

2. the Canopy is new

The stadium is going to be used for the ISTAF festival, Concerts, Bundesliga Soccer and for the 2006 World Cup final.

Edit: forgot about NFL Europe American Football.