As each delegation entered accompanied by the Soviet march music, the national name was announced in Russian.
Seven of them made their Olympic debut, namely Angola, Botswana, Cyprus, Jordan, Laos, Mozambique and Seychelles.
Seven of them, however, did not attend the opening ceremonies, their flags were instead carried by Moscow Olympic Committee volunteers.
Two other countries (Great Britain and Ireland) paraded into the Stadium only with their officials,[5][6] while four of them participated under the Olympic flag with their athletes.
[7] Due to the boycott, this marked the United States' first (and only) absence from the Olympics for the first time in the 84-year history.