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The 20th Olympic Winter Games: Turin 2006

Torino 2006

image by Arnaud Leroy
Posted by Ivan Sache, February 12, 2005

Appointment of the 20th Olympic Winter Games to Turin
Parade of flags

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International Olympic Committee Website

Appointment of the 20th Olympic Winter Games to Turin

Turin, Italy, was elected the host city of the XXth Winter Olympic Games on 19 June 1999 in Seoul (Korea), during the 109th International Olympic Commitee Session. The five other cities that put forward bids were Helsinki, Finland; Klagenfurt Austria, Poprad-Tatry, Slovakia; Sion, Switzerland; and Zakopane, Poland. Opening date of the Games is 10 February 2006; closing date of the Games is 26 February 2006.
Ivan Sache, February 07, 2005.

The Parade of Flags

The Opening Ceremony of the XX Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games took place on Friday 10 at the Olympic Stadium, formerly known as "Stadio Comunale di Torino" on February 10, 2005.

" (...) Light games, breathtaking choreographies, moments of great spectacle and then the parade of national delegations, once again united by the sport’s values of peace and fraternity. Three hours of partying, enriched by the presence of numerous international and Italian guests on the stage and heads of state and government on the stands, together with 35 thousand spectators.

Among the most exciting moments, the raising of the flag by Giorgio Armani, with the model from Torino Carla Bruni and the athletes’ parade, which lasted nearly an hour with the standing ovation of the public upon the entrance of the Italian delegation. "

From the Official XX Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games web site

As highlights we may say:

Delegations flags seem to be proportioned 2:3

There were 79 (seventy-nine) delegations marching during the parade.

Greece (GRE) marched first, and Italy (ITA) at the end of the parade.

The Republic of Korea (KOR) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (PRK) marched together under a single flag.

The delegations marched following the Italian alphabet.

Ethiopia and Madagascar take place for the first time in Winter Olympic Games.

Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, February 2006.

Sources:
	Codes:			International Olympic Committee Website
	Italian names:		Placards from a video of the Opening Ceremony of the XX Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games.
	Opening ceremony:	February 10, 2006.
	Images:			Athens 2004 Olympic Games - Official web-site, excepting
				Unified Korea.
	"Unifed Korea" flag:	Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán.


Country (Italian)					Country (English)			     ABR.    FLAG
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Grecia						Greece						GRE	
 Albania					Albania						ALB	
 Algeria					Algeria						ALG	
 Andorra					Andorra						AND	
 Argentina					Argentina					ARG	
 Armenia					Armenia						ARM	
 Australia					Australia					AUS	
 Austria					Austria						AUT	
 Azerbaigian					Azerbaijan					AZE	
 Belgio						Belgium						BEL	
 Bermunda					Bermuda						BER	
 Bielorussia					Belarus						BLR	
 Bosnia Erzegovina				Bosnia and Hercegovina				BIH	
 Brasile					Brazil						BRA	
 Bulgaria					Bulgaria					BUL	
 Canada						Canada						CAN	
 Repubblica Ceca				Czech Republic					CZE	
 Cile						Chile						CHI	
 Cina¹						People's Republic of China			CHN	
 Cipro						Cyprus						CYP	
 Corea²						Korea							
 Costa Rica					Costa Rica					CRC	
 Croazia					Croatia						CRO	
 Danimarca					Denmark						DEN	
 Estonia					Estonia						EST	
 Etiopia					Ethiopia					ETH	
 Ex-Repubblica Iugoslava di Macedonia		Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia		MKD	
 Finlandia					Finland						FIN	
 Francia					France						FRA	
 Georgia					Georgia						GEO	
 Germania					Germany						GER	
 Giappone					Japan						JPN		
 Gran Bretagna					Great Britain					GBR	
 Hong Kong, Cina				Hong Kong, China				HKG	
 India						India						IND	
 Iran³						Islamic Republic of Iran			IRI	
 Irlanda					Ireland						IRL	
 Islanda					Iceland						ISL	
 Isole Vergini					Virgin Islands					ISV	
 Israele					Israel						ISR	
 Kazakistan					Kazakhstan					KAZ	
 Kenya						Kenya						KEN	
 Kirghizistan					Kirghyzstan					KGZ	
 Lettonia					Latvia						LAT	
 Libano						Lebanon						LIB	
 Lituania					Lithuania					LTU	
 Liechtenstein					Liechtenstein					LIE	
 Lussemburgo					Luxembourg					LUX	
 Madagascar					Madagascar					MAD	
 Moldova⁴					Republic of Moldova				MDA	
 Monaco						Monaco						MON	
 Mongolia					Mongolia					MGL	
 Nepal						Nepal						NEP	
 Norvegia					Norway						NOR	
 Nuova Zelanda					New Zealand					NZL	
 Paesi Bassi					Netherlands					NED	
 Polonia					Poland						POL	
 Portogallo					Portugal					POR	
 Romania					Romania						ROM	
 Russia⁵						Russian Federation				RUS	
 San Marino					San Marino					SMR	
 Senegal					Senegal						SEN	
 Serbia e Montenegro				Serbia and Montenegro				SCG	
 Slovacchia					Slovakia					SVK	
 Slovenia					Slovenia					SLO	
 Spagna						Spain						ESP	
 Stati Uniti d'America				United States of America			USA	
 Sud Africa					South Africa					RSA	
 Svezia						Sweden						SWE	
 Svizzera					Switzerland					SUI	
 Tagikistan					Tajikistan					TJK	
 Taipei Cinese					Chinese Taipei					TPE	
 Thailandia					Thailand					THA	
 Turchia					Turkey						TUR	
 Ucraina					Ukraine						UKR	
 Ungheria					Hungary						HUN	
 Uzbekistan					Uzbekistan					UZB	
 Venezuela					Venezuela					VEN	
 Italia						Italy						ITA	




¹ Official name in Italian: Repubblica Popolare Cinese
² Although marched together under the "Unified Flag", both Koreas compete independently:
	Repubblica di Corea				Korea					KOR	
	Repubblica Democratica Popolare di Corea	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	PRK	
³ Official name in Italian: Repubblica Islamica dell'Iran
⁴ Official name in Italian: Repubblica di Moldova
⁵ Official name in Italian: Federazione Russa