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The ceremony was the last one at which doves were released. Since 1920, doves had been released at Olympic opening ceremonies. For the 1988 Olympics, birds were trained for a year in preparation for the event. The birds were supposed to fly around the stadium in circles until they reached the rim of the stadium and flew off in five directions.
During the Parade of Nations portion of the 1988 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from each country participating in the Olympics paraded in the arena, preceded by their flag. The flag was borne by a sportsperson from that country chosen either by the National Olympic Committee or by the athletes themselves to represent their country.
The opening ceremonies began with a choir of 1,100 singers from Across Alberta singing the theme song of the 1988 Games, Come Together. [6] Following the song, more than 700 performers from 40 cultural groups participated in a salute to the Olympics, including the Calgary Stampede Showband and five First Nations. [6]
The 1988 Summer Olympics (Korean: 1988년 하계 올림픽; RR: 1988-nyeon Hagye Ollimpik), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad (제24회 올림픽경기대회; Je-24-hoe Ollimpik-Gyeonggidaehoe) and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (서울 1988), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represented at the ...
Pictured: The opening ceremony of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Michel Lipchitz/AP. ... Seoul erected a number of parks, hotels and stadiums for the 1988 Summer Olympics ...
Experienced athletes brought newspapers to cover themselves because of the birds' droppings.) [46] The release was discontinued after several doves perched themselves at the cauldron's rim and were burned alive by the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. [45]
It is a record low for the Opening Ceremony (20.1 million for 1988 in Calgary was the previous record) and a whopping 43 percent below the 2018 Games in South Korea that notched 28.3 million ...
0–9. 1936 Summer Olympics opening ceremony; 1980 Summer Olympics opening ceremony; 1984 Summer Olympics opening ceremony; 1988 Summer Olympics opening ceremony