Question

2. The first parade of athletes with national flags​

Answer 1

While the history books point to the London 1908 Games as having the first parade of athletes marching behind their flag-bearer, Lennartz underlines that in fact this was “inaugurated” two years earlier, at a multisport competition organised in Athens to celebrate 10 years of the first modern Olympic Games

Answer 2

Answer:

We haven't dipped our flag at an Olympics since. In the 1940s, the policy became federal law, adopted as part of the official United States Flag Code, which states explicitly, “the flag should not be dipped to any person or thing.”Greece has hosted the Games twice, both in Athens. ... During the parade of nations at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, Greece always enters the stadium first and leads the parade to honor its status as the birthplace of the Olympics, with the notable exception of 2004 when Greece entered last as the host nation.The decision to hold the flag horizontally rather than vertically may pay homage to the Olympics' "dip rule," which asks countries to momentarily dip their flags when passing the box where the host nation's leaders are seated as a sign of respect. (Famously, America does not abide by this Olympic guidelineTraditionally, since the 1928 Summer Olympics Greece always enters first and leads the parade due to the historical status as the progenitor of the Olympics, and the host nation enters last.During the Parade of Nations section of the 1952 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from each country participating in the Olympics paraded into the arena. The Parade of Nations was organized according to the Finnish name of the country.