It slightly resembles the Olympics, when in the begging ceremonies there, athletes are dressed to represent their nation, much like the tributes represent their district.
According to the on-screen information during the opening ceremonies/parade of nations, there are 647 US athletes in Beijing.
1960 in the winter olympics
July 27
Look on amazon.
It is called the Opening Ceremonies.
2000
Sporting activities, the Opening and Closing ceremonies and the medal presentation ceremonies.
At the opening ceremonies, the countries march into the stadium in alphabetical order of their country's name in the language spoken by the host country. The exceptions are that the athletes from Greece are always the first into the stadium, out of respect to the home of the Olympics, and the athletes from the host country are always last into the stadium.
July 27 2012
Yes, they were in the opening ceremonies last night.
There's the opening, closing, and the medal presentation. :)