2020 Summer Paralympics Parade of Nations

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During the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Paralympic Games, athletes from each participating country paraded in the Japan National Stadium, preceded by its flag and placard carrier. Each flag bearer had been chosen either by the nation's National Paralympic Committee (NPC) or by the athletes themselves.

The International Paralympic Committee, in accordance with the agreement signed with the International Olympic Committee in June 2001, follows the same rules as the protocol manuals issued by the Organizing Committees of each edition of the Olympic and Paralympic Games since the 2002 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.In this way, the order in which delegations enter the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games does not follow the tradition of Greece being the first country to enter, as it is not the historical birthplace of the Paralympic Games.However, the rule of a couple being flag bearers for each participating National Olympic Committee was extended to the Paralympic Games and for the first time ever, each NPC was invited to appoint one female and one male athlete to jointly carry their flag during the Opening Ceremony.[1]

Incidents

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Fall of Kabul

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Under the assumption that Afghanistan's athletes would be unable to compete in the Paralympics due to the Fall of Kabul to the Taliban, the International Paralympic Committee invited the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to represent Afghanistan in the Parade of Nations as a "sign of solidarity".[2] However, the UNHCR declined to name a representative and a volunteer served as Afghanistan's flagbearer.[3] The two athletes, Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli, were evacuated from Afghanistan two days after the opening ceremony and later confirmed their participation in the Paralympics via a flight from Australia. The two carried Afghanistan's flag at the closing ceremony.[4]

Non Participating Countries

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New Zealand's and Brazil athletes also did not participate in the parade.[3]

Salomon Islands withdrawn

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Solomon Islands had its national flag paraded at the opening ceremony, but ultimately the Solomon Islands team withdrew from the 2020 Summer Paralympics due logistics issues.[5][6]

Order of Parade

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This was the first edition in which the new protocols approved at the 138th Session of the International Olympic Committee held days before the ceremony were used officially.Some rules were maintained from previous procedures, such as the obligation for the Refugee Paralympic Team delegation to be the first to enter during the Parade of Nations and the maintenance of the entry of other delegations in the alphabetical order of the host country were maintained as the same entering as the last team.[7] Another change was the positioning of the teams whose countries will be the future hosts of the next Summer Paralympic Games, which entered the reverse sequence.According to the original planning, the United States would be the 5th delegation to enter placed between Afghanistan and United Arab Emirates delegations,but as the 2028 Summer Paralympics are scheduled to be held in Los Angeles they were placed as 160th delegation.This situation also happened with France which according to the protocol manual would be the 119th delegation, positioned between Brazil and Bulgaria, but due to the fact that Paris will be the host city of 2024 Summer Paralympics who entered as the 161st delegation and finally the host nation Japan.[8]

As these protocol rules were approved before Brisbane was announced as the 2032 Summer Paralympics host, Australia was not allocated to enter before the United States team entered in its natural position in the Japanese language order between El Salvador and Austria. All other teams entered in between in Gojūon order, based on the names of countries in Japanese.[9][10] The names of the teams were announced in English, and Japanese, the official languages of the Paralympic movement and the host nation, in accordance with Olympic Charter and International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) guidelines.

The Republic of North Macedonia had previously competed under the provisional name of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, because of the disputed status of its official name. It was officially renamed to North Macedonia in February 2019 and the National Paralympic Committee of North Macedonia (NMPC) was officially adopted in February 2020. It was North Macedonia's first appearance at the Summer Paralympics under its new name.[11]

Several of the nations marched under their formal Japanese names. For example, the Great Britain delegation marched under the formal name Eikoku ("United Kingdom")[12] rather than the better known informal Igirisu (イギリス), and China's delegation marched under Chūka Jinmin Kyōwakoku ("People's Republic of China") instead of the more common Chūgoku (中国).

Countries and flag bearers

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Order Nation Katakana
(including some hiragana and kanji) 		Romaji Flag bearer Sport Ref.
1  Refugee Paralympic Team (RPT) 難民選手団 Nanmin Senshu-dan[a] Alia Issa Athletics [13][14]
Abbas Karimi Swimming
2  Iceland (ISL) アイスランド Aisurando Thelma Björg Björnsdóttir Swimming [15]
Patrekur Axelsson Athletics
3  Ireland (IRL) アイルランド Airurando Jordan Lee Athletics [16][17]
Britney Arendse Powerlifting
4  Azerbaijan (AZE) アゼルバイジャン Azerubaijan Olokhan Musayev Athletics [18]
5  Afghanistan (AFG) アフガニスタン Afuganisutan Games Volunteer[b] — [19][20]
6  United Arab Emirates (UAE) アラブ首長国連邦 Arabu Shuchōkoku Renpō Mohamed Hammadi Athletics [21][22]
Ayesha Almehairi Shooting
7  Algeria (ALG) アルジェリア Arujeria Hocine Bettir Powerlifting [23]
Nebia Mehimda Wheelchair basketball
8  Argentina (ARG) アルゼンチン Aruzenchin Yanina Martínez Athletics [24]
Rodolfo Ramírez Judo
9  Aruba (ARU) アルバ Aruba Elliott Andre Loonstra Taekwondo [25]
10  Armenia (ARM) アルメニア Arumenia Stas Nazaryan Athletics [26]
11  Angola (ANG) アンゴラ Angora Manuel Ernestro Jaime Athletics [27]
12  Yemen (YEM) イエメン Iemen Naseb Fateh Mohammed Alraoad Athletics [28][29]
Belqes Ahmed Hezam Taresh
13  Israel (ISR) イスラエル Isuraeru Moran Samuel Rowing [30]
Nadav Levi Boccia
14  Italy (ITA) イタリア Itaria Federico Morlacchi Swimming [31][32]
Beatrice Vio Wheelchair fencing
15  Iraq (IRQ) イラク Iraku Garrah Tnaiash Athletics [33]
Fatimah Suwaed
16  Islamic Republic of Iran (IRN) イラン・イスラム共和国 Iran Isuramu Kyōwakoku Nourmohammad Arekhi Athletics [34]
Zahra Nemati Archery
17  India (IND) インド Indo Tek Chand[c] Athletics [35][36][37]
18  Indonesia (INA) インドネシア Indoneshia Hanik Puji Astuti Shooting [38][39][40][41]
Jaenal Aripin Athletics
19  Uganda (UGA) ウガンダ Uganda David Emong Athletics [42]
Husnah Kukundakwe Swimming
20  Ukraine (UKR) ウクライナ Ukuraina Viktor Smyrnov Swimming [43]
Yelyzaveta Mereshko
21  Uzbekistan (UZB) ウズベキスタン Uzubekisutan Mukhammad Rikhsimov Athletics [44]
Nurkhon Kurbanova
22  Uruguay (URU) ウルグアイ Uruguai Henry Borges Judo [45]
Lucia Dabezies Swimming
23  Great Britain (GBR) 英国 Eikoku John Stubbs Archery [46][47]
Eleanor Simmonds Swimming
24  Ecuador (ECU) エクアドル Ekuadoru Darwin Gustavo Castro Reyes Athletics [48]
Kiara Rodriguez
25  Egypt (EGY) エジプト Ejiputo Hesham Elshwikh Sitting volleyball [49]
Fatma Omar Powerlifting
26  Estonia (EST) エストニア Esutonia Robin Liksor Swimming [50]
27  Ethiopia (ETH) エチオピア Echiopia Tamiru Demisse Athletics [51]
Tigist Mengistu
28 RPC (RPC)‍[d] RPC Āru Pī Shī[e][f] Andrey Vdovin Athletics [53][54]
Elena Pautova
29  El Salvador (ESA) エルサルバドル Erusarubadoru Herbert Aceituno Powerlifting [55]
Norma Salinas Athletics
30  Australia (AUS) オーストラリア Ōsutoraria DanIela di Toro Table tennis [56][57]
Ryley Batt Wheelchair rugby
31  Austria (AUT) オーストリア Ōsutoria Natalija Eder Athletics [58]
Günther Matzinger Paratriathlon
32  Oman (OMA) オマーン Omān Mohammed Al Mashaykhi Athletics [59]
33  Netherlands (NED) オランダ Oranda Fleur Jong Athletics [60][61]
Jetze Plat Cycling
34  Ghana (GHA) ガーナ Gāna Emmanuel Nii Tettey Oku Powerlifting [62]
35  Cape Verde (CPV) カーボベルデ Kāboberude Marilson Fernandes Semedo Athletics [63]
Keula Nidreia Pereira Semedo
36  Guyana (GUY) ガイアナ Gaiana Walter Grant-Stuart Cycling [64]
37  Kazakhstan (KAZ) カザフスタン Kazafusutan Nurlan Dombayev Taekwondo [65]
Raushan Koishibayeva Powerlifting
38  Qatar (QAT) カタール Katāru Abdulrahman Abdulqadir Fiqi Athletics [66]
39  Canada (CAN) カナダ Kanada Priscilla Gagné Judo [67]
40  Gabon (GAB) ガボン Gabon Davy Rendhel Moukagni Moukagni Athletics [68]
41  Cameroon (CMR) カメルーン Kamerūn Judith Mariette Lebog Athletics [69]
42  Gambia (GAM) ガンビア Ganbia Fatou Sanneh Athletics [70]
43  Cambodia (CAM) カンボジア Kanbojia Vun Van Athletics [71]
44  North Macedonia (MKD) 北マケドニア Kita Makedonia Olivera Nakovska-Bikova Shooting [72]
45  Guinea (GUI) ギニア Ginīa Games Volunteer[g] — [73]
46  Guinea-Bissau (GBS) ギニアビサウ Giniabisau Mama Saliu Bari Athletics [74]
47  Cyprus (CYP) キプロス Kipurosu Andonis Aresti Athletics [75]
Karolina Pelendritou Swimming
48  Cuba (CUB) キューバ Kyūba Omara Durand Elias Athletics [76][77]
Lorenzo Perez Escalona Swimming
49  Greece (GRE) ギリシャ Girisha Anna Ntenta Boccia [78]
Athanasios Konstantinidis Athletics
50  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) キルギス Kirugisu Arystanbek Bazarkulov Athletics [79]
51  Guatemala (GUA) グアテマラ Guatemara Ericka Violeta Esteban Villatoro Athletics [80]
Isaac Leiva Avila
52  Kuwait (KUW) クウェート Kuuēto Ahmad Almutairi Athletics [81]
53  Grenada (GRN) グレナダ Gurenada Nye Cruickshank Swimming [82][83]
54  Croatia (CRO) クロアチア Kuroachia Mikela Ristoski Athletics [84]
55  Kenya (KEN) ケニア Kenia Hellen Wawira Kariuki Powerlifting [85]
56  Côte d'Ivoire (CIV) コートジボワール Kōtojibuwāru Adou Herve Ano Powerlifting [86]
Sebehe Clarisse Lago Athletics
57  Costa Rica (CRC) コスタリカ Kosutarika Camila Haase Swimming [87]
Steven Román Chinchilla Table Tennis
58  Colombia (COL) コロンビア Koronbia Érica Castaño Athletics [88]
Francisco Palomeque Powerlifting
59  Congo (CGO) コンゴ Kongo Fifi Loukoula Loulendo Athletics [89]
Emmanuel Grace Mouambako Athletics
60  D.R. Congo (COD) コンゴ民主共和国 Kongo Minshu Kyōwakoku Paulin Mayombo Mukendi Athletics [90]
Rosette Luyina Kiese
61  Saudi Arabia (KSA) サウジアラビア Saujiarabia Sarah Aljumaah Athletics [91]
Ahmed Sharbatly Equestrian
62  São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) サントメ・プリンシペ Santome Purinshipe Alex Anjos Athletics [92]
63  Zambia (ZAM) ザンビア Zanbia Monica Munga Athletics [93][94]
64  Sierra Leone (SLE) シエラレオネ Shierareone Sorie Kargbo Athletics [95]
Juan Faith Jackson
65  Jamaica (JAM) ジャマイカ Jamaika Sylvia Grant Athletics [96]
66  Georgia (GEO) ジョージア Jōjia Davit Kavtaradze Athletics [97]
67  Syrian Arab Republic (SYR) シリア・アラブ共和国 Shiria Arabu Kyōwakoku Mohamad Mohamad Athletics [98]
68  Singapore (SGP) シンガポール Shingapōru Muhammad Diroy Noordin Athletics [99]
69  Zimbabwe (ZIM) ジンバブエ Jinbabue Pamela Vimbai Shumba Athletics [100]
Vimbai Zvinowanda
70  Switzerland (SUI) スイス Suisu Philipp Handler Athletics [101]
Manuela Schär
71  Sweden (SWE) スウェーデン Suwēden Helene Ripa Paracanoe [102]
Stefan Olsson Wheelchair tennis
72  Spain (ESP) スペイン Supein Michelle Alonso Morales Swimming [103]
Ricardo Ten Argilés Cycling
73  Sri Lanka (SRI) スリランカ Suriranka Dinesh Priyantha Herath Athletics [104]
74  Slovakia (SVK) スロバキア Surobakia Samuel Andrejčík Boccia [105][106]
Veronika Vadovičová Shooting
75  Slovenia (SLO) スロベニア Surobenia Dejan Fabčič Archery [107]
76  Senegal (SEN) セネガル Senegaru Youssoupha Diouf Athletics [108]
77  Serbia (SRB) セルビア Serubia Saška Sokolov Athletics [109]
Laslo Šuranji Shooting
78  St Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) セントビンセント及びグレナディーン諸島 Sentobinsento Oyobi Gurenadīn Shotō Dexroy Creese Swimming [110]
79  Somalia (SOM) ソマリア Somaria Mahdi Abshir Omar Athletics [111]
—[h]  Solomon Islands (SOL) ソロモン諸島 Soromon Shotō Games Volunteer — [112][113]
80  Thailand (THA) タイ Tai Subin Tipmanee Boccia [114]
Pongsakorn Paeyo Athletics
81  Republic of Korea (KOR) 大韓民国 Daikanminkoku Yejin Choi Boccia [115]
82  Chinese Taipei (TPE) チャイニーズ・タイペイ Chainīzu Taipei Yang Chuan-hui Athletics [116][117]
Liu Ya-ting
83  Tajikistan (TJK) タジキスタン Tajikisutan Akmal Qodirov Athletics [118]
84  United Republic of Tanzania (TAN) タンザニア連合共和国 Tanzania Rengō Kyōwakoku Ignas Madumla Mtweve Athletics [119]
85  Czech Republic (CZE) チェコ共和国 Cheko Kyōwakoku Eva Datinská Shot Put [120]
Arnošt Petráček Swimming
86  Central African Republic (CAF) 中央アフリカ共和国 Chūō Afurika Kyōwakoku Veronica Ndakara Athletics [121]
87  People's Republic of China (CHN) 中華人民共和国 Chūka Jinmin Kyōwakoku Zhou Jiamin Archery [122][123]
Wang Hao Athletics
88  Tunisia (TUN) チュニジア Chunishia Raoua Tlili Athletics [124]
Walid Ktila
89  Chile (CHI) チリ Chiri Francisca Mardones Sepúlveda Athletics [125]
Alberto Abarza Swimming
90  Denmark (DEN) デンマーク Denmāku Daniel Wagner Jørgensen Athletics [126][127]
Lisa Kjær Gjessing Taekwondo
91  Germany (GER) ドイツ Doitsu Michael Teuber Cycling [128]
Mareike Miller Wheelchair basketball
92  Togo (TOG) トーゴ Tōgo Koumealo Kabissa Athletics [129]
93  Dominican Republic (DOM) ドミニカ共和国 Dominika Kyōwakoku Lourdes Alejandra Aybar Díaz Swimming [130]
Patricio Tse Anibal Lopez Fernandez
94  Turkey (TUR) トルコ Toruko Havva Elmalı Athletics [131]
Ridvan Aksoy Wheelchair basketball
95  Nigeria (NGR) ナイジェリア Naijeria Lucy Ejike Powerlifting [132]
Tajudeen Agunbiade Table Tennis
96  Namibia (NAM) ナミビア Namibia Johannes Nambala Athletics [133]
Lahja Ishitile
97  Nicaragua (NCA) ニカラグア Nikaragua Carlos Alberto Castillo Athletics [134]
Arlen Hidalgo
98  Niger (NIG) ニジェール Nijēru Ibrahim Dayabou Athletics [135]
99  New Zealand (NZL) ニュージーランド Nyūjīrando Games Volunteer[136][i] — [137]
100  Nepal (NEP) ネパール Nepāru Palesha Goverdhan Taekwondo [138]
101  Norway (NOR) ノルウェー Noruwē Jens Lasse Dokkan Equestrian [139]
Ida-Louiser Overland Athletics
102  Bahrain (BRN) バーレーン Bārēn Rooba Alomari Athletics [140]
Ahmed Meshaima
103  Haiti (HAI) ハイチ Haichi Ywenson Registre Athletics [141]
104  Pakistan (PAK) パキスタン Pakisutan Haider ALI Athletics [142]
105  Panama (PAN) パナマ Panama Jhan Carlos Wisdom Lungrin Athletics [143]
Iveth Valdes Romero
106  Papua New Guinea (PNG) パプアニューギニア Papuanyūginia Morea Mararos Athletics [144]
Nelly Ruth Leva
107  Bermuda (BER) バミューダ Bamyūda Jessica Cooper Lewis Athletics [145]
108  Paraguay (PAR) パラグアイ Paraguai Melissa Tillner Athletics [146]
Rodrigo Hermosa Swimming
109  Barbados (BAR) バルバドス Barubadosu Antwahn Boyce-Vaughan Swimming [147]
110  Palestine (PLE) パレスチナ Paresuchina Husam F A Azzam Athletics [148]
111  Hungary (HUN) ハンガリー Hangarī Gyöngyi Dani Wheelchair fencing [149]
112  Fiji (FIJ) フィジー Fijī Iosefo Rakesa Athletics [150]
113  Philippines (PHI) フィリピン Firipin Jerrold Mangliwan Athletics [151][152]
114  Finland (FIN) フィンランド Finrando Henry Manni Athletics [153]
Pia-Pauliina Reitti Equestrian
115  Bhutan (BHU) ブータン Būtan Chimi Dema Athletics [154]
Pema Rigsel Archery
116  Puerto Rico (PUR) プエルトリコ Puerutoriko Yaimillie Marie Diaz Colon Athletics [155][156]
Carmelo Rivera Fuentes
117  Faroe Islands (FRO) フェロー諸島 Ferō Shotō Hávard Vatnhamar Athletics [157]
118  Brazil (BRA) ブラジル Burajiru Petrucio Ferreira dos Santos Athletics [158][159]
Evelyn de Oliveira Boccia
119  Bulgaria (BUL) ブルガリア Burugaria Milena Todorova Shooting [160]
120  Burkina Faso (BUR) ブルキナファソ Burukinafaso Kouilibi Victorine Guissou Athletics [161]
Ferdinand Compaore
121  Burundi (BDI) ブルンジ Burunji Rémy Nikobimeze Athletics [162]
Adéline Mushiranzigo
122  Virgin Islands, US (ISV) 米領バージン諸島 Bei-ryō Bājin Shotō Jahmaris Nesbitt Athletics [163]
123  Vietnam (VIE) ベトナム Betonamu Cao Ngọc Hùng Athletics [164]
Châu Hoàng Tuyết Loan Powerlifting
124  Benin (BEN) ベナン Benin Fayssal Atchiba Athletics [165]
Marina Charlotte Houndalowan
125  Venezuela (VEN) ベネズエラ Benezuera Lisbeli Marina Vera Andrade Athletics [166]
Abrahan Jesus Ortega Abello
126  Belarus (BLR) ベラルーシ Berarūshi Liudmila Vauchok Rowing [167]
127  Peru (PER) ペルー Perū Leonor Espinoza Carranza Taekwondo [168]
Efraín Sotacuro Athletics
128  Belgium (BEL) ベルギー Berugī Michèle George Equestrian [169][170]
Bruno Vanhove Goalball
129  Poland (POL) ポーランド Pōrando Maciej Lepiato Athletics [171][172]
Joanna Mendak Swimming
130  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) ボスニア・ヘルツェゴビナ Bosunia Herutsuegobina Zerina Skomorac Shooting [173]
Haris Eminovic Table Tennis
131  Botswana (BOT) ボツワナ Botsuana Gloria Majaga Athletics [174]
132  Portugal (POR) ポルトガル Porutogaru Beatriz Monteiro Badminton [175]
Miguel Monteiro Athletics
133  Hong Kong, China (HKG) ホンコン・チャイナ Honkon Chaina Yam Kwok-fan Athletics [176]
Hui Ka-chun Swimming
134  Honduras (HON) ホンジュラス Honjurasu Carlos Velásquez Athletics [177]
135  Madagascar (MAD) マダガスカル Madagasukaru Games Volunteer[j] — [178]
136  Malawi (MAW) マラウイ Maraui Taonere Banda Athletics [179]
137  Mali (MLI) マリ Mari Korotoumou Coulibaly Athletics [180]
Youssouf Coulibaly
138  Malta (MLT) マルタ Maruta Vladyslava Kravchenko Swimming [181]
Thomas BORG Athletics
139  Malaysia (MAS) マレーシア Marēshia Bonnie Bunyau Gustin Powerlifting [182]
Siti Noor Iasah Athletics
140  South Africa (RSA) 南アフリカ Minami Afurika Kgothatso Montjane Wheelchair tennis [183]
141  Mexico (MEX) メキシコ Mekishiko Amalia Pérez Powerlifting [184][k][185][186][187][188]
Diego Lopez Diaz Swimming
142  Mauritius (MRI) モーリシャス Mōrishusu Marie Emmanuelle Anais Alphonse Athletics [189]
143  Mozambique (MOZ) モザンビーク Mozanbīku Edmilsa Governo Athletics [190]
Hilario Chavela
144  Maldives (MDV) モルディブ Morudibu Fathimath Ibrahim Athletics [191]
Mohamed Mazin
145  Republic of Moldova (MDA) モルドバ共和国 Morudoba Kyōwakoku Oleg Crețul Judo [192]
Larisa Marinenkova Powerlifting
146  Morocco (MAR) モロッコ Morokko Saida Amoudi Athletics [193]
Houssam Ighilli Football 5-a-side
147  Mongolia (MGL) モンゴル Mongoru Munkhbat Aajim Judo [194]
Selengee Demberel Archery
148  Montenegro (MNE) モンテネグロ Monteneguro Filip Radović Table Tennis [195]
Marijana Goranović Athletics
149  Jordan (JOR) ヨルダン Yorudan Ahmad Hindi Athletics [196]
150  Lao People's Democratic Republic (LAO) ラオス人民民主共和国 Raosu Jinmin Minshu Kyōwakoku Ken Thepthida Athletics [197]
151  Latvia (LAT) ラトビア Ratobia Aigars Apinis Athletics [198]
Ieva Melle Archery
152  Lithuania (LTU) リトアニア Ritoania Andrius Skuja Athletics [199]
Oksana Dobrovolskaja
153  Libya (LBA) リビア Ribia Mohamed Alsanousi Abidzar Taekwondo [200]
154  Liberia (LBR) リベリア Riberia Thomas Mulbah Athletics [201]
Patience Johnson
155  Romania (ROU) ルーマニア Rūmania Alex Bologa Judo [202]
Tabita Vulturar Athletics
156  Luxembourg (LUX) ルクセンブルク Rukusenburuku Tom Habscheid Athletics [203]
157  Rwanda (RWA) ルワンダ Ruwanda Hermas Muvunyi Athletics [204]
158  Lesotho (LES) レソト Resoto Litsitso Khotlele [l] Athletics [205]
159  Lebanon (LBN) レバノン Rebanon Arz Zahreddine Athletics [206]
160  United States of America (USA) アメリカ合衆国 Amerika Gasshūkoku Chuck Aoki Wheelchair rugby [207][208]
Melissa Stockwell Paratriathlon
161  France (FRA) フランス Furansu Sandrine Martinet Judo [209]
Stéphane Houdet Wheelchair tennis
162  Japan (JPN) 日本 Nihon Koyo Iwabuchi Table tennis [210]
Mami Tani Paratriathlon

Notes

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  1. ^ Short name Refugee Paralympic Team/難民選手団 on the panels and as announced.
  2. ^ Afghanistan's delegation was unable to march at the opening ceremony as the Taliban re-invaded Kabul days before the games. But then the IPC announced that two para-athletes from Afghanistan had arrived in Tokyo to participate in the Tokyo Paralympics.
  3. ^ Replaced Mariyappan Thangavelu (as original flagbearer), who was quarantined due to possible COVID-19 exposure.[35]
  4. ^ The delegation used a flag depicting a one-off emblem representing the Russian Paralympic Committee.
  5. ^ The panel and announcement both used the name RPC.
  6. ^ RPC was sorted based on its English abbreviation NPC RPC, in Japanese エヌ・ピー・シー・アール・ピー・シー (Enu Pī Shī Āru Pī Shī).[52]
  7. ^ The Guinea team had two registered athlete for Athletics.
  8. ^ The delegation was represented in the Parade, but ultimately withdrew from competition.
  9. ^ New Zealand's delegation did not participate who were quarantined and isolated for 7 days.
  10. ^ The Madagascar team had only one registered athlete, but did not participate in the parade.
  11. ^ Among the Citations, "Toca su turno" (in Spanish), dated (24 August 2021), mentions "Edgar Barajas" as a male flag bearer. However, comparing the other Citations with photos, It is certain that "Diego Lopez Diaz" was actually the male flag bearer of Mexico.
  12. ^ Instead, a volunteer was holding the flag in his hand.

Reviews

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The names of each para-athlete who participated in the Opening Ceremony's Parade were projected and scrolled on the "digital signage" equivalent to the inner diameter of the stadium.[211]

See also

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