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Wed Aug 7 12:43 EDT 1996

An kai molis mphka spiti kai ta matia mou einai prhsmena ap to klamma..

Hmoun anamessa stous 80,000 anthrwpous pou kataklhssame to kallimarmaro stadio enw mia terastia laothalassa apo polles xiliades (xwris kamia ypervolh) emeinan ap e3w.

To aeroplano ths Olympiakhs eftasse peripou stis 6.15 apogevma sto aerodromio opou plhthos kosmou perimene ta paidia olhs ths apostolhs pou oloi mas edw tous vlepoume kai tous apokaloume hrwes. To aeroplano eftasse poly konta ston xwro pou ypodexontai tous arxhgous kratwn me strwmeno kokkino xali apo thn skala tou mexri ttous episshmous pou perimenan.

Enas enas me epi kafalhs ton Pyrro Dhma (katevhkan prwta oi xryssoi meta oi argyroi kai pissw oi 4oi, 5oi, 6oi, 7oi, 8oi Olympionokes mas. Kai pio pissw ola ta paidia ths apostolhs), katevainan thn skala pernwntas mia anthrwpinh apsida apo kopelles ntymenes me ethnikes stoles pou kratoussan pshla kladia elhas, kai proxwrhssan pros tous syggeneis tous kai tous episshmous. Ekei eginan skhnes apithana sygkinhtikes, tous stefanwssan me dafnina stefania kai meta tous prwtous aspasmous kai ta prwta dakrya (plymhrhsse h pista kosmo pou hthelan na tous agkaliassoun kai na tous filhssoun) kataferan kapoia stigmh na epivivasthoun ana tessereis se anoikta stratiwtika tzip kai na 3ekinhssei mia terastia pomph pou vghke sthn paraliakh lewforo Posseidwnos gia na akolouthhssei thn diadromh Posseidwnos, Syggrou, Sthles Olympiou Dios opou kai h prwth stassh.

Alla ap thn stigmh pou 3ekinhsse h pomph (pou synodevwtan apo motosykletistes ths astyniomias kai platformes me ta synergeia TV) kathe treis kai ligo diakoptwtan h poreia apo xiliades anthrwpous pou eixan 3exythei kai eixan plymmhrhssei thn diadromh kratwntas oloi Ellhnikes shmaies. Tous agkaliazan tous erainan me louloudia, tous filoussan, aploi anthrwpakhdes, gynaikes, paidakia, gries, oloi parontes!!! oloi hthelan na tous aggi3oun kai na tous poun "efxaristoume". kaneis den eleipe. Olh h diadromh shmaiostolismenh apo tous diaforous dhmous pou messolavoussan, kai meta tis polles stasseis mia megalh stassh pernwntas sto ypsos ths Neas Smyrnhs ekei h pomph kokkalwsse giati xythhke o kosmos, shmaies klammata, agkalies, den fainwtan tipota.

Kosmos, pomph, ena pragma!!!

Pareleipsa na pw pws sto telos ths pomphs akolouthoussan ateleiwta mhxanakia !! ana dyo epanw oi nearoi, me shmaies, ena theama afthormhto kai monadiko... enw mpalkonia, taratses, gemata kosmo pou kounousse shmaies kai fwnaze!! "Ellas", "bravo", "zhtw" klp.klp.

Kapoia stigmh fthanoun stis sthles tou Olympiou Dios ( eixan sththei e3edres) opou thewrhtika einai h eissodos ths polews twn Athnwn kai tous ypodexetai episshma o Dhmarxoskai to Dhmotiko symvoulio. Anevainoun sthn e3edra me ta veloudina kokkina xalia, tous prosfwnoun, h mpanta tou dhmou paianizei ton ethnikos mas ymno, mia koryfaia tou ethnikou theatrou apaggelei wdh sta arxaia ellhnika, ginetai h anakyrh3h tous ws epishmous dhmotes ths polews twn Athhnaiwn, tous aponemetai to xrysoun metalio ths polews me perideraio se enan pros enan kai apo ekei synexizoun pezoi se pomph oi 8 olympionikes mas kratwntas mia terastia ellhnikh shmaia ap oles tis plevres ths, mprosta h mpanta, kai pio pissw oi ypoloipoi athlhtes mas olhs ths apostolhs.

Ginetai mia terastia pomph pou perpata arga apo tis sthles tou Olympiou Dios pros to kallimarmaro, h Athhna fwtagwghmenh, kai xiliades laou na akolouthei afth thn katanyktikh diadromh. Plhssiazontas sto Stadio ta fwta svhnoun, kai menei anamenos enas megalos pyrsos sto petalo tou stadiou kai oi 5 olympiakoi kykloi pshla sthn koryfh tou Stadiou. Messa sto stadio kai katw sthn pista tou gyrw-gyrw kopelles ntymenes me ethnikes stoles kratoun mikroterous pyrsous anamenous. Evzwnoi ths proedrikhs frouras se sxhmatismous ypodoxhs gyrw apo thn megalh e3edra pou eixe sththei sto messon tou stivou gia na kathhssoun oi hrwes kai olh h apostolh. To tonizw afto giati h ypodoxh egine gia na timhthoun OLA ta paidia pou symmeteixan sthn apostolh ths Atlantas.

Eixan perassei 3 oloklhres wres apo thn stigmh ths afi3hs tou aeroplanou mexri thn eisodo sto stadio!! Olh de h diadromh ap to aerodromio mexri to stadio emoiaze na einai strwmenh me kokkino xali apo ta louloudia pou erixnan oi xiliades laou.

Sto Stadio hdh vriskontai o Proedros ths Dhmokratias K. Stefanopoulos, o Prwthypourgos, h kyvernhssh, kai oi arxhgoi twn kommatwn, stratiwtikh hgessia, ekprosswpoi ths ekklhssias k.a. H stigmh einai sygklonistikh. To stadio fwtizetai mono apo pyrsous, kai mpainoun messa fwtizomenoi apo kinhto provolea oi 8 olympionikes mas kratwntas thn ellhnikh shmaia kai pissw tous akolouthoun ta ypoloipa paidia. enw akougetai h moussikh "dromoi ths fwtias" tou Vagellh Papathanassiou, enw xiliades vegalika ston ourano kanoun thn nyxta mera!!.To stadio seietai apo epinikeies kravges kai xiliades shmaies anemizoun sta xeria mas. Xiliades anammenoi anapthres synthetoun ena mageftiko theama. Einai mia ekrh3h se mia synanthssh anthrwpwn pou adiakritws politikhs proelefshs dakryzoun, klaine, fwnazoun: Ellas. H perifronhmenh patrida sto prosswpo aftwn twn paidiwn 3anathymatai.. Kai to pio spoudaio: thn stigmh afth thn ierh, opou sthn arxaiothta stamatoussan polemoi, peftan teixh, eimaste oloi ena, enwmenoi!!

Thelame na vgaloume oloi osso pio dynata ginwtan mia fwnh kai na tous poume ena megalo "efxaristw".

Afou loipon evgale logo o Prwthypourgos, o ekprosswpos ths ekklhssias, kai alloi ekprosswpoi, messa se ekkrhktikh atmosfaira, hrthe h seira twn 8 paidiwn na apefthynoun enas enas dyo logia ston kosmo. Htan oloi tous poly sygkinhtikoi, kai afto pou mas ekane megalh entypwssh einai oti ola afierwnan thn megalh tous nikh sthn patrida. (den 3erw an oi 3enoi athlhtes symperiferthhkan kata ton idio tropo, alla ta dika mas paidia me diaforetika logia o kathenas se oles tous tis synentef3eis efthanan sto idio symperasma: H nikh mas gia thn Ellada).

Amessws meta akousthke to tragoudi tou Stam. Spanoudakh "Ellada" apo ta petrina xronia me ton Kazantzidh, pou mas ekane na trexoun ta dakrya potami.

Ti eipan xthes to vrady sthn Athhna pou tous ypodexthhke:

• Pyrros Dhmas: "Efxaristw poly, efxaristw apo ta vathh ths kardias mou olous. Kai to 2000 kai to 2004 oloi mazi".

• Akakios kakiasvili: "Geia sou Ellada. Vlepw pws xairosaste edw sthn Ellada poly ki afto shmainei gia mena polla. Shmainei ola. Emeis ekei makrya sthn Atlanta shkwname polla sidera gia na feroume afta ta metalia. Thelw na efxaristhssw ossous evalan ena kommataki gia na ta kataferoume. Emeis oi athlhtes tha prospathhssoume kai gia alla. Kai na paroume thn Olympiada tou 2004 gia na feroume polla metalia edw."

• Yiannhs Melissanidhs: "Sas efxaristw apo ta vathh ths kardias mou. Ths Ellhnikhs kardias mou. Nai loipon ! Sthn Atlanta nikhssame. Nikhsse h Ellada".

• Nikos Kaklamanakhs: "Eilikrina den exw fwnh. H kardia mou xtypaei san trellh. Emeis oi istioplooi noiwthoume monoi ekei e3w, parea me ta kymmata. Twra oxi den eimai monos mou. Afto pou symvainei edw exei 3eperassei kathe fantassia. Me rwthssan sthn Atlanta me ti tha allaza afto to xrysso. Tote den h3era. Alla twra pou eidame to xamogelo, to aggigmatou aplou Ellhna....nai, me afta tha to allaza."!!

• Nikh Mpakogiannh: "Hthela na teleiwssoun oi Olympiakoi agwnes me kati omorfo. Prospathhssa na vgalw olon ton kalo mou eafto. palepsa me olh mou thn psyxh.kai hrthe afto to metalio gia thn Ellada. Me afto pou symvainei shmera noiwthw oti afth h xwra exei anthrwpous pou 3eroun na maxontai, na polemoun. Otan eftassa edw mou eipan oti kapoioi eklapsan gia mena ekeino to vrady. Twra edw, egw, klaiw gia esas pou me sygkinhssate."