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    Is it true that the team from the host country is traditionally the last to enter during the opening ceremonies of the Olympic games?

    Question #101104. Asked by armindasantana. (Nov 18 08 3:50 PM)


    Pagiedamon

    		Yes. The host country's athletes always come last.

    http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_Greece_always_enters_first_during_the_Opening_Ceremonies_of_the_Olympics

    Nov 18 08, 4:32 PM
    star_gazer

    		What happened when the Olympics were held recently in Athens, did Greece parade in first and last?

    Nov 18 08, 5:03 PM
    zbeckabee

    		They entered both first and last: Typically, Greece leads the Parade of Nations in any Olympics, with the host nation entering the stadium last. However, since Greece was the host nation, they went last, sending only their flag with the weightlifter Pyrros Dimas as the flag bearer into the stadium at the beginning of the parade, and the athletes themselves at the end of it.

    http://web.archive.org/web/20060219095123/http://www.athens2004.com/Files/pdf/NOC_marching_order.pdf

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Summer_Olympics_opening_ceremony

    Nov 18 08, 6:36 PM

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