▁host ▁of ▁the ▁games . ▁ ▁Anth em ▁ ▁The ▁Par al ym pic ▁Anth em , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Par al ym pic ▁H ymn , ▁is ▁played ▁when ▁the ▁Par al ym pic ▁Flag ▁is ▁raised . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁musical ▁piece , ▁" H ym ne ▁de ▁l ’ A venir " ▁( en . ▁" An th em ▁of ▁the ▁Future ") ▁composed ▁by ▁Th ier ry ▁D arn is . ▁The ▁anth em ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁IP C ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁Australian ▁country ▁singer ▁Gra eme ▁Con n ors ▁wrote ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁for ▁the ▁anth em ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Par al ym pic ▁O ath ▁The ▁Par al ym pic ▁O ath ▁is ▁a ▁solemn ▁promise ▁made ▁by ▁one ▁ath lete — as ▁a ▁representative ▁of ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁particip ating ▁Par al ym pic ▁compet itors ; ▁and ▁by ▁one ▁judge — as ▁a ▁representative ▁of ▁each ▁offici ating ▁Par al ym pic ▁ref eree ▁or ▁other ▁official , ▁at ▁the ▁opening ▁cer emon ies ▁of ▁each ▁Par al ym pic ▁Games . ▁ ▁The ▁ath lete , ▁from ▁the ▁team ▁of ▁the ▁organ izing ▁country , ▁holds ▁a ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁Par al ym pic ▁Flag ▁while ▁rec iting ▁the ▁o ath : ▁ ▁Athlet es ' ▁O ath ▁In ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁compet itors ▁I ▁promise ▁that ▁we ▁shall ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁these ▁Par al ym pic ▁Games ,