Santo Domingo 2003 Panamerican Games Opening Ceremony - Lighting of the cauldron

The main highlight of the Opening Ceremony of the XIV Panamerican Games, held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic between Agust 1 - 17, 2003.
The opening ceremony took place at Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium.
The flame was lit by a young beisbolist who received the flame from Juan Marichal, former mayor leage Baseball pitcher. The boy hit the ball and it lits the cauldron.
(Poor quality video)

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Sports

Tags:

• Santo
• Domingo
• 2003
• XIV
• Panamerican
• Games
• Dominican
• republic
• opening
• ceremony
• lighting
• cauldron
• olympic
• flame
• Juan
• Marichal

[LimbagoAeronautics1]

5:23 The Boy Is Watching The Cauldron

[LimbagoAeronautics1]

4:10 The Boy Is Running To The Mini-Flame

[LimbagoAeronautics1]

5:42 The Boy Is Hitting A Flaming Ball

[LimbagoAeronautics1]

5:37- The Score Is 411 

[caravaggio31]

If you compare this ceremony and Winnipeg 1999 with Rio 2007 those ones looks like a birthday party.

[cmarcos00]

Jejeje pense que jamas volevia a ver esto... Fui parte del cuerpo de vaile en "El cañaveral", los que vistieron de verde.

[TheAnonimo15000]

Ya decía yo q este video no era obra de mi mente, en realidad ocurrió. Muy original la forma de encenderlo ;-)

[Individuo80]

En realidad los 411 no son "las yardas necesarias para lograr un Home Run", sino la distancia (en pies, no en yardas) del Center Field en el mítico Estadio Quisqueya en Santo Domingo.