Euro 2012 Photos

Kiev opens Euro 2012 stadium amid Shakira magic

October 09, 2011 12:05

Colombian pop sensation Shakira joined forces with Ukraine president Viktor Yanukovych and 60,000 spectators as the covers came off Kiev's troubled Euro 2012 Olympiysky stadium on Saturday.

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Colombian pop sensation Shakira joined forces with Ukraine president Viktor Yanukovych and 60,000 spectators as the covers came off Kiev's troubled Euro 2012 Olympiysky stadium on Saturday.
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Columbian singer Shakira performs at the newly reconstructed Olympiyskiy Stadium during the opening ceremony in Kiev on Saturday.
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Shakira, who also featured at the opening of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, performed for 40 minutes, singing the official song from last year's football showpiece, "Waka Waka".
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Shakira performs at the newly reconstructed Olympiyskiy Stadium during the opening ceremony in Kiev on Saturday.
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View of the newly reconstructed Olympiyskiy Stadium from the outside, during the opening ceremony in Kiev.
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The Olympiyskiy national stadium will host five matches, including the July 1 final, at the Euro championships being co-hosted with Poland.
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Fireworks light up the sky above the newly reconstructed Olympiyskiy Stadium during the opening ceremony in Kiev.
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Artists perform at the newly reconstructed Olympiyskiy Stadium during the opening ceremony in Kiev.
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Stewards carry an activist of Ukrainian women's movement FEMEN as she participated in a protest at the stadium. The festivities were held up by three female demonstrators who ran onto the pitch to demand a "Euro 2012 without prostitution."
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Fireworks add to the beauty of the newly reconstructed Olympiyskiy Stadium during the opening ceremony in Kiev.
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Fireworks light up the sky above the newly reconstructed Olympiyskiy Stadium during the opening ceremony in Kiev.
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Fireworks light up the sky above the newly reconstructed Olympiyskiy Stadium during the opening ceremony in Kiev.
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A section of the roof smoulders after being set on fire by falling fireworks at the newly reconstructed Olympiyskiy Stadium during opening ceremony in Kiev.
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Visitors leave the newly reconstructed Olympiyskiy Stadium after the opening ceremony in Kiev.

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