the tournament was opened with an olympic style ceremony on 6 september 1930 at the letná stadium. the ceremony was attended by 20,000 spectators. it was bad weather with rain during the ceremony. the opening ceremony started with the parade of nations where the seventeen nations walked into the stadium. united kingdom led the way, followed by the other countries in order of the czech alphabet. the teams were welcomed by svagrovsky, the third chairman of the fédération sportive féminine internationale. then there was a speech by the first mayor of prague. after the speaches, thousands of carrier pigeons were released. there was a dance performance by 2000 youngsters, with loud enthusiasm from the audience.