List of flag bearers for the 2008 Summer Olympics
The list of flag bearers for the 2008 Olympic Games includes the flag bearers for both the opening and closing ceremonies .
When the nations marched in, athletes from all participating countries moved into the National Stadium in Beijing. At the opening ceremony, the individual teams were led by a flag bearer from the ranks of their athletes or officials, who was determined either by their respective National Olympic Committee (NOK) or by the athletes themselves. At the closing ceremony, the flag bearers walked separately in front of all other athletes who form a common field without distinguishing between the nationalities.
sequence
The Greek team has traditionally been given the front seat, a special status that stems from the hosting of the ancient and first modern games in Greece . The host nation China was the last to march under the Chinese flag. The athletes from the other countries entered the stadium in alphabetical order in the language of the host nation, in this case Chinese . This order corresponds to both the tradition and the statutes of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
List of standard bearers
Below is a list of the flag bearers of the opening and closing ceremonies of all participating nations, sorted according to the order of their invasion. The list can also be sorted according to their state name, team abbreviation, number of athletes, the surname of the flag bearer and their sport.
According to nations
Individual evidence
- ↑ LIST OF FLAGBEARERS BEJING 2008 . , accessed on March 3, 2018.
- ^ Closing Ceremony Flag Bearers . , accessed on March 3, 2018.