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In the opening ceremony, the athletes from the host country enter last. In the closing ceremony, the athletes enter en masse and there is no structure as to what country's athletes enter last.
There were 595 athletes at the opening ceremony. But I'm unsure as to how many more there are competing that didn't go.
Opening ceremony: Swimmer Mark Foster Closing ceremony: Cyclist Chris Hoy
The opening ceremony happens at the Olympic stadium of the country hosting the games
Yes! The Olympic Hymn/ Anthem written by Costis Palamas. The lyrics can be found in the attached web link here below
The ancient Olympic Games originated from Greece; also the first edition of the modern Olympic Games was held in Athens - 1896.
One of the team's athletes is selected, by either the nation's olympic committee or by the members of the team, to be the flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
The athletes from China will be the last to enter during the opening ceremonies. Olympic protocol dictates that the host country's athletes enter last at the opening ceremony.
Besides 1,000s of human beings, there were no animals in the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic games.
The opening ceremony starts at 9pm this Friday.
6 august