Which 3 flags are raised at the closing ceremony of the Olympic games?

Hi pjmulberry,

Good day and thanks for your question.

The three flags that are raised at the closing ceremony of the Olympic games are :
* The flag of the International Olympic Committee, 
* The flag of the host nation 
* The flag of the next host nation.

This was introduced in the 1924 Paris Olympics

Source :: http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1924

If you have any clarifications, please don't hesitate to ask.

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aditya2k

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I believe the correct answer to this question is:

1. The Greek flag
2. The flag of the host nation
3. The flag of the next host nation

The Olympic flag is lowered, not hoisted, at the closing ceremony.

phatstella, the above information was sourced from the "official"
website of the Olympics.

Secondly, the Olympic flag is lowered, but the answer says
"International Olympic Committee" (IOC) flag, which is raised

aditya2k, please refer to Bye-Law 2.3 of Rule 69 in the Olympic
Charter:

"The President of the IOC and the President of the OCOG mount the
rostrum. To the sounds of the Greek national anthem, the Greek flag is
hoisted on the flagpole that stands to the right of central flagpole
used for the winners' flags. The flag of the host country is then
hoisted on the central flagpole, while its anthem is played. Finally
the flag of the host country of the next Olympic Games is hoisted on
the lefthand flagpole to the strains of its anthem."

You can find the complete text of the Olympic Charter on the official
Olympics website at

http://www.olympic.org/uk/utilities/reports/level2_uk.asp?HEAD2=26&HEAD1=10

Also, you should note that the IOC flag is the familiar five-ringed
flag commonly referred to as "the Olympic flag."

I e-mailed the IOC, and this is what they had to say:

"With respect to your specific questions regarding the Greek flag and
the Olympic flag we would begin by clarifying that these are two
distinct flags - one being the flag of the IOC with the five ring
symbol on a white background and the other being the flag for the
country of Greece (blue and white in colour).

"In the case of 1924 - and up until 1946 - the protocol, as stipulated
in the Olympic Charter, did not include the raising of the Greek flag
as part of the protocol we see it now specified in the current edition
of the Olympic Charter which can be found at the following link:
http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_122.pdf

"In fact it is not until the 1949 edition of the Olympic Charter that
we see a reference to the raising of the Greek flag being included as
a part of the official protocol for the closing ceremonies."