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| - The crowd of 60 000 had been gathering for some time at the Albalonga Stadium in Belo Quinto. At exactly 18:00, the viewers watched a spectacular fireworks display and, for the next two hours, performances by hundreds of dancers and musicians. Local group Mercado de Peixe performed the official song of the Vexgames, Mundo Novo ("New World"), whose lyrics tell about the history and the people of Belo Quinto. After another fireworks display and musical performances, the athletes dispersed. Some of them, however, still had another activity on the stadium that night.
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| - The crowd of 60 000 had been gathering for some time at the Albalonga Stadium in Belo Quinto. At exactly 18:00, the viewers watched a spectacular fireworks display and, for the next two hours, performances by hundreds of dancers and musicians. Local group Mercado de Peixe performed the official song of the Vexgames, Mundo Novo ("New World"), whose lyrics tell about the history and the people of Belo Quinto. At 19:59, the Vexgames torch entered the stadium carried by local 12-year old student Carlota Amália. She then passed it to boxer Daniel Esvidraquia, who paraded across the stadium before lighting the Vexgames cauldron. Another show of fireworks followed, as Esvidraquia took the Vexgames oath as a representative of all athletes. Short speeches by Portocapitalian president Carlos Augusto de Melo and organizing comitee chairman Andrei Almeida took place just after that. Following this, athletes from all thirty-two participating nations marched out to the centre of the stadium, starting with representatives from the Aethelnian team, then Baben Bay, Chungxipang, all the way to Xochimechatl. The hosting Portocapitalian team was, as per tradition, the last team to enter the stadium. Westrian badminton player Druus Hoovengattner (wearing a white armband on his blue suit) took another Vexgames oath. After another fireworks display and musical performances, the athletes dispersed. Some of them, however, still had another activity on the stadium that night.
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