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What is the order of the parade of nations if Greece is the host country?
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In what order do the countriesenter for the Parade of Nations?
Greece, followed by all other nations in alphabetical order.
What country enters the winter Olympics first?
In terms of the Parade of Nations, the ceremony during which all Olympic teams enter bearing the flag of their country, Greece is always the first to enter. Having founded the Olympic Games centuries ago, and pioneering the modern international Olympic Games, Greece is given the honour of first entry for all Summer and Winter Olympic Games Parade of Nations ceremonies, including the most recent 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. After this, teams file on in alphabetical order of the host country's language, and the host country itself enters last, but Greece is always the first to enter.
What is the Order of athletes in closing parade of Olympics?
For opening parade of athletes in the Olympics, Greece comes in first and the last nation to come in is the host nation. In between come the nations in alphabetical order. For the closing parade, the first and the last nations are the same, Greece and the host nation, but in between, all of the athletes of all the participating nations come in a huge mass and in no particular order. This closing procedure was brought about by an idea of a young Chinese apprentice carpenter living in Australia who wrote to the International Olympics Committee suggesting that all of the athletes mingle in the closing parade. This was officially adopted from the 1956 Melbourne Olympics up to the present.
What is the 2010 order for the parade of nations?
suck me hard
In what order do the countries enter for the 2008 Parade of Nations?
They will enter based on the number of brush strokes in the Chinese character(s) for the country.
What country walked first in the 2012 olympics?
Greece The Parade of Nations of athletes (drawn from the 10,490 competing) and officials from 204 nations (and the "Independent Olympic Athletes") was led, according to custom, by the Greek team followed by other competing countries in alphabetical order and finally the host nation Great Britain
What was the order for the parade of nations of the 1992 Summer Olympics?
If I am not wrong it is in French
What nation appears first in the opening ceremony at the Olympics?
The first country in the parade is always Greece.The last country is the host nation.In between, the countries march in alphabetical order according to the official language of the host nation.
If the Parade of Nations is supposed to be in alphabetical order why were Saint Lucia and Egypt at the beginning of the Parade?
THe order used is that of the Grecian alphabet, that of the host nation. This moves St. Lucia and Egypt to the to.
What country did Italy invade in order to regain the new roman Empire?
Greece
What is the order of the athletes as they enter the olympic stadium?
In alphabetical order of the host country's language so it isn't always the same. The exceptions are Greece which always goes first and the host nation which always goes last. So in 2004 there was an exception to the exception because Greece was the host nation.
Is the host country the last to enter the stadium in the Olympics?
Traditionally, Greece enters first, the host country last. In the middle are the other participating nations, in the order in which their names are spelled in the host's language. On occasion, the order of march for the "middle nations" has been set by the French spelling of their names. Greece enters first in recognition of its place in history as the home of the ancient Olympics, as well as its having hosted the first Games of the modern era, in 1896. In 2004, when the Games were held in Athens, Greece chose to march in last, in its role as host.
