because it shows great honor for the countries that are in the Olympics and it shows viewers what countries are in the Olympics
The five colors represent 5 different continents. North America and South America count as one, and the others are Africa, Australia, Europe, and Asia.
To show pride in each country.
1996 torch bearers atlanta olympics
There is no order at the closing ceremony. The flag bearers and country name board bearers enter first in single file. Then the athletes enter, en masse, without distinction of country.
Flag bearer at the opening ceremony was swimmer Mark Foster and at the closing ceremony was cyclist Chris Hoy.
There were no Olympics, and so no Olympic flag, in the Middle Ages.
when was the olympic flag first made
Mahe Drysdale carried the New Zealand flag at the Bejiing Olympics.
The five-ring Olympic flag was first formally used in the 1920 Belgium Olympics.
cause its a special and old flag to represent the olympics
The Flag Bearers for the 2014 Commonwealth Games for England were: Opening: Nick Matthew Closing: Kate Richardson-Walsh
There is no specific rule, but more often than not the flag carrier is a competing athlete.
Ayumi Ogasawara (Sport: Curling) is the flag bearer for Jap in Sochi Olympics 2014.