The event was to be kicked off by a <e1>parade</e1> of the competing <e2>athletes</e2>, followed by a speech I was to give prior to the opening of competition.
The event was to
The event was to be kicked off by a parade of the competing athletes, followed by a speech I was to give prior to the opening of competition.
<triplet> parade <subject> athletes <object> Member-Collection(e2,e1)