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Why the Olympics’ Parade of Nations Is the World’s Costume Party

critic’s notebook

When the athletes march in — or float in, as they will in Paris on Friday — you can enjoy the illusion that it’s a small world after all.

The American team, in hi-viz fuchsia, arrives at the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona.

By Jason Farago

July 25, 2024, 11:00 a.m. ET

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