1992 Summer Olympics national flag bearers 1992 Summer Olympics national flag bearers During the Parade of Nations portion of the 1992 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from each country participating in the Olympics paraded in the arena, preceded by their flag. The flag was borne by a sportsperson from that country chosen either by the National Olympic Committee or by the athletes themselves to represent their country. As the nation of the first modern Olympic Games, Greece entered the stadium first; whereas, the host nation Spain marched last. Other countries entered in alphabetical order in the French language, instead of both Catalan and Spanish (despite that
Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's European qualification Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's European qualification The European qualification for the 2016 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was held from 4 to 9 January 2016 in Ankara, Turkey. Russia won the tournament by beating Netherlands 3–1, and qualified for the Olympic games. Nataliya Obmochaeva was selected the most valuable player. The host country played with the 7 highest CEV ranking teams which had not yet qualified to the Olympic games. Numbers in brackets denoted the European ranking as of 5 October 2015 except the host which ranked 4th. The pools composition was announced on 23 October 2015