Second is the Vatican, the smallest country in the world (at just ... we won’t be seeing their distinctive flag fluttering in the wind at the Olympics.

Each country's team is preceded into the Olympic Stadium by an athlete or delegation representative bearing his or her country’s flag. The flagbearer for the United States Olympic Team is normally ...

The last Olympic delegation will be, as always, the host country, in this case, France. Before the French, the delegations of the United States (next host in 2028), with LeBron James as the flag ...

But Cheung, who had carried Hong Kong’s flag during the opening ceremony ... $15,000 and $10,000 at the 2016 Rio Olympics. The host country of these Games, Japan, pays similarly, with medal ...