About 1,500 spectators cheered as the athletes, waving rainbow coloured flags, marched at the Dasharath Stadium in the heart of Kathmandu in the opening ceremony of the three-day event that showed how attitudes are changing, albeit slowly, in the conservative, Hindu-majority nation.The Telegraph, from the Reuters
Lets put it the other way around:
About 50 spectators cheered as the supporters, waving rainbow colored flags, marched at the Tufts Quad at the heart of Somerville in the opening ceremony of the one-day event that showed how attitudes are changing, albeit slowly, in the conservative, Christian-majority nation, to celebrate the national coming-out day.