Moscow 1980 OC - Beggining | The Greek Chariots

At 4 p.m., strictly according to the scenario, dozens of powerful loudspeakers carried the Kremlin chimes across the stadium. The spectators greeted with applause the appearance of Leonid Brezhnev, Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet, in the central box. He was accompanied by Lord Killanin, President of the IOC, Ignati Novikov, President of the OCOG-80, and Juan Antonio Samaranch, the IOC Chief of Protocol.

The theme song of the Games, a festive overture by Dmitry Shostakovich, announced the beginning of the Opening Ceremony. The parade was preceded by a colourful procession in which youths and girls in ancient Greek costumes rode around the arena in three chariots, symbolising continuity of the Olympic ideals of antiquity with those of the modern Games. In keeping with tradition, the Greek delegation opened the parade. The delegation from the Soviet Union
brought up the rear.

Extracted from The Official Report of Games of the XXII Olympiad - Volume 2: Organization

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[batmous]

Didn't you have several other videos from the Moscow Olympics? What happened to those?

[Ikarus361]

I'm very sorry TwT but i had a lot of issues back then and couldnt upload it.

I'll start uploading the full Moscow 1980 ceremonies this night, so stay tuned c:

[CCCP1917AK47]

Moscow 80 is great

Long live CCCP!

[alexander59426]

MOSCOW is the best olympic games in the XX century

[international153]

Can you upload the parade of nations please?

[azeeminator]

Can anybody tell me about the music played at 4:18, during the parade of the performers. It was played during Sochi's handover performance during the closing ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics.

[cgsilverscreen2020]

How many people think that London 2012 will begin with the chimes of Big Ben being amplified into the stadium for a countdown?? It better happen...

[cgsilverscreen2020]

Listen...there is a countdown! There are 22 ticking sounds, signifying that Moscow 1980 is the games of the 22nd olympiad of the modern era.

[cgsilverscreen2020]

This is indeed the mother of all modern ceremonies, both olympic and non-olympic.

[aqu32]

CCCP ruined 50 years of my country's history ! (nad dozens others) How u could support them o_O

[nosuchpersonvideo]

July 19, 1980...exactly 30 years ago today!

[KarishaFireFox]

самая шикарная олимпиада, за всю историю олимпиад ХХ века

[catalunyaisnotspain]

@alexander59426 Barcelona 92 and Moscow 80 xD

[MTim75]

Шикарное зрелище! Самое лучшее открытие Олимпиады на моей памяти.Америкосы наверное локти кусали от ярости...)