Parade of the Athletes Parade of the Athletes Parade of the Athletes is a retrospective mix by Dutch DJ Tiësto of his live set performed during the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece on 13 August 2004 (see 2004 in music). This was the first time that a DJ was asked to perform for a ceremony at the Olympics. Recognizing one of their own, the Dutch team came up to the booth while Tiësto was performing this set. All of the songs on this track are original songs composed by Tiësto except for "Adagio for Strings", which is his
1984 Summer Olympics opening ceremony were the announcers in the US. It was Jim McKay 10th broadcast. LA84s ceremony was the first to present the Artistic Portion Before the Ceremonial Portion. Which is now the current designed. LAs 84 ceremony was also the first time a person of African descent lit the Olympic cauldron. 1984 Summer Olympics opening ceremony The opening ceremony of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games took place on the evening of Friday 28 July in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles. As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings combined the formal ceremonial opening of this international sporting event (including welcoming