Opening Ceremonies Get Commonwealth Games Off to Rousing Start

  THE PARADE OF ATHLETES IS ALWAYS AN EXCITING AND EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE AT THE ROANOKE CIVIC CENTER, FOR THIS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE COVENTRY COMMONWEALTH GAMES.
  MORE THAN 8 THOUSAND PARTICIPANTS ARE COMPETING THROUGHOUT THE VALLEY AND THE STATE IN MORE THAN 40 EVENTS.
  AND THE TORCH RUN FINISHES AT THE CEREMONY, WHERE THIS YEAR’S GUEST SPEAKER..OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL SOCCER PLAYER TIFFANY ROBERTS…LIT THE CALDRON—-IN THIS INTERESTING WAY. THE TORCH IGNITED A WIRE WHICH SHOT A ROCKET ACROSS THE CIVIC CENTER RAFTERS UNTIL IT REACHED THE CALDRON, SENDING A TON OF PYRO EXPLODING IN THE AIR. IT WAS DRAMATIC STUFF.
  DOZENS OF COMPETITIONS ARE GOING ON AROUND THE VALLEY TOMORROW MORNING. FOR A COMPLETE LISTING, CHECK OUT http://www.commonwealthgames.org/