Editing 1912 Summer Olympics (section)

==Opening ceremony==
[[image:1912 Opening ceremony - Sweden.JPG|thumb|right|The Swedish team parading in the stadium during the opening ceremony]]
[[image:1912 Opening ceremony - Finland.JPG|thumb|right|The Finnish team entering stadium during the opening ceremony]]

The Games of the V Olympiad were opened on 6 July 1912. The [[Swedish royal family|Swedish Royal Family]] left [[Stockholm Palace]] at 10:40am, and were received at the Olympic Stadium by members of the IOC.<ref name="off307">[[#official|Official Report (1913)]]: p. 307.</ref> Three thousand competing athletes had already assembled in the nearby Östermalm Athletic Grounds, and began to enter the stadium in alphabetical order by nation according to the Swedish spelling. The Swedish team entered last,<ref name="off308"/> but unlike the later tradition,<ref>{{cite news|title=Olympic Opening Ceremonies|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/slideshow/2012-06-28/olympic-opening-ceremonies.html|access-date=6 July 2012|newspaper=Bloomberg|date=28 June 2012}}</ref> the Greek team did not enter first.<ref name="off308">[[#official|Official Report (1913)]]: p. 308.</ref>

A [[hymn]] was sung, a traditional Swedish chant was conducted and prayers were read first in Swedish and then in English.<ref name="off308"/> [[Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden|Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf]] addressed the King on behalf of the Swedish Olympic Association.<ref name="off309">[[#official|Official Report (1913)]]: p. 309.</ref> King Gustav V then declared the Games officially open by a long speech:

{{blockquote|text=It is with legitimate joy and pride that we Swedes see athletes from every part of the world gathered here with us. It is a great honour for Sweden that Stockholm has been chosen as the scene of the Fifth Olympiad, and I bid all of you, athletes and friends of athletics, a most hearty welcome to this friendly contest of the nations. May the grand thought that found expression in the Olympic Games in classic times be so held in honour by our age too, that these competitions may become a powerful means to promote the physical health and development of every people. With these words, I herewith declare the Olympic Games of Stockholm opened.|sign=King Gustav V<ref name="off310"/>}}

Afterwards a trumpet fanfare was played and the Crown Prince called for cheers for the King.<ref name="off310">[[#official|Official Report (1913)]]: p. 310.</ref> The athletes in their national groups marching out of the stadium in order ended the ceremony.<ref name="off311">[[#official|Official Report (1913)]]: p. 311.</ref>