Olympic Games ceremony the next games host (in 2000) and in 2004, because Greece was hosting the games. Then, while the Olympic Hymn is played, the Olympic flag that was hoisted during the opening ceremonies is lowered from the flagpole and carried from the stadium. In what is known as the Antwerp Ceremony (because the tradition began at the Antwerp Games), the mayor of the city that organized the Games transfers a special Olympic flag to the president of the IOC, who then passes it on to the mayor of the city hosting the next Olympic Games. The receiving mayor then waves the
2014 Asian Games opening ceremony “Hoop Girl” who represented the dreams of young child athletes who would dream of playing for their respective countries in future Asiad and Olympic tournaments. The girl who was selected to roll the hoop is in fact a young gymnast who hopes to represent South Korea in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. One of the most stunning performances in the entire opening ceremony was a digital display of a wide ocean that was performed in the middle of the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium. The theatrical performance involved people dressed as different cultures of Asia and boarding a ship to