Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, English was sung instead of host country's official language, Portuguese, and in the 2020 Olympic opening and closing ceremonies in Tokyo, Japan, English was also sung instead of Japanese. See also Olympic symbols Notes References External links The original score of the Olympic Hymn, transcribed at Wikisource Philip Barker. The Anthem – Olympism's Oldest Symbol English lyrics A collection of recordings of the Olympic Hymn in various languages Anthems of organizations Compositions by Spyridon Samaras 1896 compositions Anthems Hymn Cantatas Anthem Olympic theme songs Compositions in B-flat major Compositions in F major Kostis Palamas