Moscow 1980 OC - Arrival and Hoisting of the Olympic Flag

Next the unrolled Olympic Flag was brought out, escorted by 22 athletes carrying white pigeons. As the Olympic Anthem was played the white flag with the five interlocking coloured rings was run up on the flagpole. Simultaneously, pigeons were released

Extracted from The Official Report of Games of the XXII Olympiad - Volume 2: Organization