For a casual viewer of the parade of nations during the recently concluded Tokyo 2020 summer olympics, it might have been a bit confusing to predict the order in which the countries will enter the Olympic Stadium.
Why did the I-starting countries march before those that start with the letter A? Why did the United Arab Emirates come after Afghanistan? And many other inconsistencies with the known alphabetical order.
Such inconsistencies are common in every iteration of the Olympic games, but one constant across them all is that Greece gets to march first.
In this video, we wish to answer why.
Video References:
2020 Tokyo Olymics: [ Ссылка ]
2020 Tokyo Opening Highlights: [ Ссылка ]
2016 Rio Olympics: [ Ссылка ]
2012 London Olympics: [ Ссылка ]
2008 Beijing Olympics: [ Ссылка ]
Countries in Japanese Order: [ Ссылка ]
Countries in French Order: [ Ссылка ]
Image References:
Olympia: [ Ссылка ]
Zeus: [ Ссылка ]
Ancient Olympics Running: [ Ссылка ]
Ancient Olympics Pankration: [ Ссылка ]
Ancient Olympics Chariot Race: [ Ссылка ]
Ancient Olympic Track: [ Ссылка ].jpg
1896 Olympics: [ Ссылка ]
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