Parade of Nations - United States
French: États Unis // English: United States // Japanese: アメリカ合衆国 (Amerika Gasshūkoku)
Starting a new Olympic tradition, the host countries of the next two Summer Games will enter the stadium before the host nation of the current Summer Games. Entering antepenultimately (i.e., third to last), the United States will be hosting the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games.
The United States formed its National Olympic Committee in 11894 and participated in its first Olympics as a country at the 1896 Athens Summer Olympics. They’ve hosted 4 Summer and 4 Winter Olympic Games and they’ve participated in 27 Summer Games and 23 Winter Games. The Olympic sports in which the United States has medaled are Archery, Athletics, Baseball, Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Boxing, Canoeing, Cycling, Diving, Equestrian, Fencing, Field Hockey, Football (Soccer), Golf, Gymnastics, Jeu de Paume, Judo, Lacrosse, Modern Pentathlon, Polo, Roque, Rowing, Rugby Union, Sailing, Shooting, Softball, Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Tug of War, Volleyball, Water Polo, Weightlifting, and Wrestling.
Kimono Maker: Masaru Naruse/ 成瀬 優
“The image of a country consisting of 50 states called "US" is expressed by "state flowers". Designed with the national symbol "President" as "American Eagle". American-loved baseball, American football, Hollywood movies, and the goddess of freedom are studded in the state flowers, and the great presidents Lincoln and Kennedy are represented by statues and Apollo programs.”[1]
Obi Maker: Nakai-Orimono, Supervised by Hakusen/ 中居織物 監修 帛撰
“The ground color is conscious of the stripes of the Stars and Stripes, and the color scheme is based on the striped pattern in consideration of contrast, and the olives drawn on the legs of the bald eagle of the president's coat of arms woven in green use different colors for each leaf. We have devised it. The author's desire for the United States of America to lead world peace is also included in this work.” [1]
Bibliography
Source 1 – Kimono Project for the United States
(https://kimono.piow.jp/nation/099.html)
Index Page – IOWKP x Tokyo 2020 Parade of Nations
