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U.S. considers dipping flag at opening ceremony
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| Contributor | Jason |
| Last Edited | Jason Jul 27, 2012 05:37am |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Friday, July 27, 2012 11:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | LONDON (Reuters) - The United States may break with a controversial tradition and dip its flag to Britain's leaders at the opening ceremony for the London Olympics, U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) CEO Scott Blackmun said on Thursday.
"We've talked about that a little bit and you never know what is going to happen," said Blackmun.
"We have traditions, Britain has traditions, everybody has traditions but we're still talking internally but it is not an issue we see as a big issue."
It may not be a big issue for the USOC but it is one that stirs the emotions of many Americans.
In respect to the host nation, most countries briefly dip their flag as the athletes march past the box where dignitaries sit. For more than a century, the United States has not done so. |
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