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About the Games in Antwerp14 August 1920 was the first year was designed by Pierre Coubertin IOGC president of the Olympic flag and seized on the mast, and Victor Boon made on behalf of all participants in at the Olympic Games. Olympic teams entered the stadium road, which ran next to a monument to the victims of war, first, how bloody world war. Belgian King Albert I, VII, made the opening of the Olympic Games in Antwerp. Took part in the Games record number of participants-2607, including up to 64 women. Athletes at the Games represented 29 countries. Poland indicated participation in these games only symbolically-the national flag during the opening ceremony, there was no active games on the Polish athlete's Olympic debut at the Poles had to wait a whole 4 years. The same must also wait for a first Olympic medal. King Albert I personally cared for games and for sure, it helped the completely Olympic, help is always the king is very necessary and useful. However, the fans were not too much at the end of the event due to a higher and higher ticket prices, some as high as in those days.