What did Sisomphone Vongpharkdy do at the 2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony as mandated by the Olympic Charter?
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Sisomphone Vongpharkdy Sisomphone Vongpharkdy (born 5 December 1977) is a Laotian runner who competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics in the 4 × 100 metres relay and the 100m event respectively. He was the flag bearer of Laos during the 2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.
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2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony The opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympic games took place on Friday 15 September in Stadium Australia. As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings combined the formal and ceremonial opening of this international sporting event, including welcoming speeches, hoisting of the flags and the parade of athletes, with an artistic spectacle to showcase the host nation’s culture and history. For Sydney 2000, the Games were formally opened by Governor-General Sir William Deane. The ceremony was described by IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch as the most beautiful ceremony the world has ever seen. It also represented several highlights of Australian culture and history, from sea creatures and flora/fauna to lawn mowers and other Australian cultural icons. The Opening Ceremony had a cast of 12,687 people who took part in the ceremony. Consistent with normal major production management, the music was pre-recorded under studio conditions to ensure its quality.
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Malaysia at the 2000 Summer Olympics Malaysia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
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Summon the Heroes Summon the Heroes is a one-movement orchestral composition written for the 1996 Summer Olympics by the American composer John Williams. It premiered July 19, 1996, at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. The piece is the third of four compositions Williams has written for the Olympics, following 1984's "Olympic Fanfare and Theme" and 1988's "Olympic Spirit", and preceding 2002's "Call of the Champions".
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Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, eight diving events were contested for the first time due to the inclusion of synchronized variants for each of the traditional events. The competition took place at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre, from 22 to 30 September, comprising a total of 157 divers from 42 nations.
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Fiji at the 2000 Summer Olympics Fiji competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
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Ivory Coast at the 2000 Summer Olympics Ivory Coast competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
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1980 Summer Olympics opening ceremony The Opening Ceremony of the 1980 Summer Olympics was the official opening ceremony held in the afternoon at 16:00 Moscow Time (UTC+3) on 19 July 1980 in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium. It was attended by the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, Leonid Brezhnev, and IOC President Lord Killanin.
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Romania at the 2000 Summer Olympics Romania competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 145 competitors, 71 men and 74 women, took part in 116 events in 16 sports. At the Games, there was some controversy when gymnast Andreea Răducan was stripped of her individual all-around gold medal after testing positive for a stimulant. Răducan had taken cold medicine containing pseudoephedrine given to her by a team doctor.
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Moldova at the 2000 Summer Olympics Moldova competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
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Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics Greece was the host country for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, from 13 to 29 August 2004, as the host nation. As the progenitor nation and in keeping with tradition, Greek athletes have competed at every Summer Olympics in the modern era, alongside Australia, Great Britain, and Switzerland. The Hellenic Olympic Committee sent a total of 426 athletes to the Games, 215 men and 211 women, and had achieved automatic qualification places in all sports, with the exception of men's and women's field hockey. It was also the nation's largest team ever in Summer Olympic history since the first modern Games were held in 1896.
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Pakistan at the 2000 Summer Olympics Pakistan competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
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Belgium at the 2000 Summer Olympics Belgium competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
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South Korea at the 2000 Summer Olympics South Korea competed as "Korea" at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Athletes from North and South Korea marched together in the opening ceremony under the Korean Unification Flag. 281 competitors, 175 men and 106 women, took part in 144 events in 26 sports.
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Kuwait at the 2000 Summer Olympics Kuwait competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The nation won its first ever Olympic medal at these Games. 29 competitors, all men, took part in ten events in six sports.
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Call of the Champions Call of the Champions is a fanfare for orchestra and choir composed by John Williams for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. Premiering at the Opening Ceremony on February 8, 2002, it began with the call by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir of "Citius! Altius! Fortius!" (Faster, Higher, Stronger), which is the Olympic Motto chosen by the founder of the modern Games, Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
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Hungary at the 2000 Summer Olympics Hungary competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 178 competitors, 109 men and 69 women, took part in 137 events in 23 sports.
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Olympic Hymn The Olympic Hymn (Greek: Ολυμπιακός Ύμνος , "Olympiakós Ýmnos"), also known informally as the Olympic Anthem, is a choral cantata by opera composer Spyridon Samaras, with lyrics by Greek poet Kostis Palamas. Both poet and composer were the choice of the Greek Demetrius Vikelas, who was the first President of the International Olympic Committee.
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1976 Summer Olympics national flag bearers During the Parade of Nations section of the 1976 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from the participating countries marched into the arena. Each delegation was led by a flag bearer and a sign with the name of the country on it. The Parade of Nations was organized in French, the main language of Quebec province of Canada. As tradition dictates, Greece led the parade and Canada was the last to march to the stadium as the host nation. Because of 1976 Summer Olympics boycott, some African countries which marched at the parade later withdrew from the Games. Egypt was the only exception because they had decided not to march at the opening ceremony.
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2003 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival The 2003 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival (French: "Festival olympique de la jeunesse européenne 2003" ) was the seventh edition of multi-sport event for European youths between the ages of 12 and 18. It was held in Paris, France from 27 July to 3 August, with the opening and closing ceremonies at the Charléty Stadium. A total of ten sports were contested, featuring around 2000 athletes from 48 nations.
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Estonia at the 2000 Summer Olympics Estonia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 33 competitors, 31 men and 2 women, took part in 29 events in 11 sports.
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The Gambia at the 2012 Summer Olympics The Gambia competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, which was held from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The country's participation at London marked its eighth appearance in the Summer Olympics since its début at the 1984 Summer Olympics. The delegation included two athletes, Suwaibou Sanneh and Saruba Colley, the former had qualified by setting a qualifying time that fell within the required standard and the latter entered via a wildcard place. Sanneh was selected as the flag bearer for both the opening and closing ceremonies. Sanneh became the first Gambian athlete to advance into the semi-finals of the men's 100 metres, while Colley was eliminated after the quarter-final stages of the Women's 100 metres.