During the Parade of Nations within the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, it is expected that athletes and officials from each participating team marched in the Jardins du Trocadéro preceded by their flag and placard bearer. Each flag bearer had been chosen either by the team's National Olympic Committee or by the athletes themselves. On 13 December 2021, it was announced that the opening ceremony will feature athletes being transported by boat from Pont d'Austerlitz to Pont d'Iéna along the Seine river. The 6 km (3.7 miles) route will pass landmarks such as the Louvre, Notre-Dame de Paris, and Place de la Concorde, and feature cultural presentations. The official protocol will take place at a 30,000-seat "mini-stadium" at the Trocadéro. Organizers stated that the ceremony would be the most "spectacular and accessible opening ceremony in Olympic history", with Estanguet stating that it would be free to attend, and estimating that it could attract as many as 600,000 spectators. In addition, each team will have the option of having a male flag bearer and a female flag bearer in an effort to promote gender equality.[1][2]
Parade order edit
The expectation is that Greece will enter first, as the nation of the ancient and first modern Olympic Games, followed by the IOC Refugee Olympic Team, composed of refugees from several countries. Australia entered antepenultimately as the host of Brisbane 2032, The United States entered penultimately as the host of Los Angeles 2028, and finally the host nation France entered last. Other teams entered in alphabetical order in the language of the host country (French), according with tradition and IOC guidelines. It is expected that the announcers in the stadium read off the names of the marching teams in English (the other official language of the Olympics) and French (host country language), with music accompanying the athletes as they marched into the stadium.
While most countries will enter teams under their short names, It is possible that a few will enter under more formal or alternative names, sometimes due to political or naming disputes or for historical reasons. The People's Republic of China (commonly known as China), entered as the "People's Republic of China" (République Populaire de Chine) under C. The Republic of the Congo entered as just "Congo", right before the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which entered under its full name (République Démocratique du Congo). Similarly, South Korea entered as "Republic of Korea" (République de Corée) under C while North Korea entered as "Democratic People's Republic of Korea" (République Populaire Démocratique de Corée). The team from the United Kingdom used the misnomer Great Britain, for historical reasons. Additionally, Brunei, the United States, Hong Kong, Iran, Laos, Moldova, Syria, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, the United States Virgin Islands, and the British Virgin Islands all entered under their formal names, respectively "Brunei Darussalam" (Brunei Darussalam), "United States of America" (Etats-Unis d'Amérique), "Hong Kong, China" (Hong Kong, Chine), "Islamic Republic of Iran" (République Islamique d' Iran), "Lao People's Democratic Republic" (République Populaire Démocratique Lao), "Republic of Moldova" (République de Moldova), "Syrian Arab Republic" (République Arabe Syrienne), "United Republic of Tanzania" (République-Unie de Tanzanie), "Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste" (République Démocratique de Timor-Leste), "American Virgin Islands" (Îles Viérges des Etats-Unis), and "British Virgin Islands" (Îles Viérges Britanniques).
Participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes edit
The potential participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes has remained controversial amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended sports federations to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from participating in international tournaments, citing the violation of the Olympic Truce.
In July 2023, the IOC stated that while Russia and Belarus would not be formally invited, their athletes would be allowed to compete as neutrals in a similar manner to Wimbledon after it reversed its ban of Russians and Belarusians that year. This was confirmed by the IOC in December 2023, with Russian and Belarusian athletes allowed to compete as neutrals without anthems or flags for the upcoming Games.[3] As individual athletes, the delegation will not take part in the parade of nations during the opening ceremony.
Teams and flagbearers edit
Below is a list of parading teams and their announced flag bearer(s), in the same order as the parade. This is sortable by team name, flag bearer's name, and flag bearer's sport.
| Order | Team | French | Flag Bearer | Sport(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Greece (GRE)
|
Grèce | ||
| 2 |  Refugee Olympic Team (EOR)
|
Équipe Olympique des Réfugies | ||
| 3 |  South Africa (RSA)
|
Afrique du Sud | ||
| 4 |  Albania (ALB)
|
Albanie | ||
| 5 |  Algeria (ALG)
|
Algérie | ||
| 6 |  Germany (GER)
|
Allemagne | ||
| 7 |  Andorra (AND)
|
Andorre | ||
| 8 |  Angola (ANG)
|
Angola | ||
| 9 |  Antigua and Barbuda (ANT)
|
Antigua-et-Barbuda | ||
| 10 |  Saudi Arabia (KSA)
|
Arabie Saoudite | ||
| 11 |  Argentina (ARG)
|
Argentine | ||
| 12 |  Armenia (ARM)
|
Arménie | ||
| 13 |  Aruba (ARU)
|
Aruba | ||
| 14 |  Austria (AUT)
|
Autriche | ||
| 15 |  Azerbaijan (AZE)
|
Azerbaïdjan | ||
| 16 |  Bahamas (BAH)
|
Bahamas | ||
| 17 |  Bahrain (BRN)
|
Bahreïn | ||
| 18 |  Bangladesh (BAN)
|
Bangladesh | ||
| 19 |  Barbados (BAR)
|
Barbade | ||
| 20 |  Belgium (BEL)
|
Belgique | ||
| 21 |  Belize (BIZ)
|
Bélize | ||
| 22 |  Benin (BEN)
|
Bénin | ||
| 23 |  Bermuda (BER)
|
Bermudes | ||
| 24 |  Bhutan (BHU)
|
Bhoutan | ||
| 25 |  Bolivia (BOL)
|
Bolivie | ||
| 26 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)
|
Bosnie-Herzégovine | ||
| 27 |  Botswana (BOT)
|
Botswana | ||
| 28 |  Brazil (BRA)
|
Brésil | ||
| 29 |  Brunei (BRU)
|
Brunei-Darussalam | ||
| 30 |  Bulgaria (BUL)
|
Bulgarie | ||
| 31 |  Burkina Faso (BUR)
|
Burkina-Faso | ||
| 32 |  Burundi (BDI)
|
Burundi | ||
| 33 |  Cayman Islands (CAY)
|
Îles Caïman | ||
| 34 |  Cambodia (CAM)
|
Cambodge | ||
| 35 |  Cameroon (CMR)
|
Cameroun | ||
| 36 |  Canada (CAN)
|
Canada | ||
| 37 |  Cape Verde (CPV)
|
Cap-Vert | ||
| 38 |  Central African Republic (CAF)
|
République Centreafricaine | ||
| 39 |  Chile (CHI)
|
Chili | ||
| 40 |  China (CHN)
|
République Populaire de Chine | ||
| 41 |  Cyprus (CYP)
|
Chypre | ||
| 42 |  Colombia (COL)
|
Colombie | ||
| 43 |  Comoros (COM)
|
Comores | ||
| 44 |  Republic of the Congo (CGO)
|
Congo | ||
| 45 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD)
|
République Démocratique du Congo | ||
| 46 |  Cook Islands (COK)
|
Îles Cook | ||
| 47 |  South Korea (KOR)
|
République de Corée | ||
| 48 |  Costa Rica (CRC)
|
Costa Rica | ||
| 49 |  Ivory Coast (CIV)
|
Côte d'Ivoire | ||
| 50 |  Croatia (CRO)
|
Croatie | ||
| 51 |  Cuba (CUB)
|
Cuba | ||
| 52 |  Denmark (DEN)
|
Danemark | ||
| 53 |  Djibouti (DJI)
|
Djibouti | ||
| 54 |  Dominican Republic (DOM)
|
République Dominicaine | ||
| 55 |  Dominica (DMA)
|
Dominique | ||
| 56 |  Egypt (EGY)
|
Égypte | ||
| 57 |  United Arab Emirates (UAE)
|
Émirats Arabes Unis | ||
| 58 |  Ecuador (ECU)
|
Équateur | ||
| 59 |  Eritrea (ERI)
|
Érythrée | ||
| 60 |  Spain (ESP)
|
Espagne | ||
| 61 |  Estonia (EST)
|
Estonie | ||
| 62 |  Eswatini (SWZ)
|
Eswatini | ||
| 63 |  Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)
|
États Federées de Micronésie | ||
| 64 |  Ethiopia (ETH)
|
Éthiopie | ||
| 65 |  Fiji (FIJ)
|
Fidji | ||
| 66 |  Finland (FIN)
|
Finlande | ||
| 67 |  Gabon (GAB)
|
Gabon | ||
| 68 |  The Gambia (GAM)
|
Gambie | ||
| 69 |  Georgia (GEO)
|
Géorgie | ||
| 70 |  Ghana (GHA)
|
Ghana | ||
| 71 |  Great Britain (GBR)
|
Grande-Bretagne | ||
| 72 |  Grenada (GRN)
|
Grenade | ||
| 73 |  Guam (GUM)
|
Guam | ||
| 74 |  Guatemala (GUA)
|
Guatemala | ||
| 75 |  Guinea (GUI)
|
Guinée | ||
| 76 |  Guinea-Bissau (GBS)
|
Guinée-Bissau | ||
| 77 |  Equatorial Guinea (GEQ)
|
Guinée Équatoriale | ||
| 78 |  Guyana (GUY)
|
Guyane | ||
| 79 |  Haiti (HAI)
|
Haïti | ||
| 80 |  Honduras (HON)
|
Honduras | ||
| 81 |  Hong Kong (HKG)
|
Hong Kong, Chine | ||
| 82 |  Hungary (HUN)
|
Hongrie | ||
| 83 |  India (IND)
|
Inde | Sharath Kamal[4] | Table Tennis |
| 84 |  Indonesia (INA)
|
Indonésie | ||
| 85 |  Iraq (IRQ)
|
Irak | ||
| 86 |  Iran (IRN)
|
République Islamique d'Iran | ||
| 87 |  Ireland (IRL)
|
Irlande | ||
| 88 |  Iceland (ISL)
|
Islande | ||
| 89 |  Israel (ISR)
|
Israël | ||
| 90 |  Italy (ITA)
|
Italie | Arianna Errigo | Fencing, Athletics |
| 91 |  Jamaica (JAM)
|
Jamaïque | ||
| 92 |  Japan (JPN)
|
Japon | ||
| 93 |  Jordan (JOR)
|
Jordanie | ||
| 94 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ)
|
Kazakhstan | ||
| 95 |  Kenya (KEN)
|
Kenya | ||
| 96 |  Kiribati (KIR)
|
Kiribati | ||
| 97 |  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)
|
Kirghizistan | ||
| 98 |  Kosovo (KOS)
|
Kosovo | ||
| 99 |  Kuwait (KUW)
|
Koweit | ||
| 100 |  Laos (LAO)
|
République Démocratique Populaire Lao | ||
| 101 |  Lesotho (LES)
|
Lesotho | ||
| 102 |  Latvia (LAT)
|
Lettonie | ||
| 103 |  Lebanon (LIB)
|
Liban | ||
| 104 |  Liberia (LBR)
|
Libéria | ||
| 105 |  Libya (LBA)
|
Libye | ||
| 106 |  Liechtenstein (LIE)
|
Liechtenstein | ||
| 107 |  Lithuania (LTU)
|
Lithuanie | ||
| 108 |  Luxembourg (LUX)
|
Luxembourg | ||
| 109 |  North Macedonia (MKD)
|
Macédoine du Nord | ||
| 110 |  Madagascar (MAD)
|
Madagascar | ||
| 111 |  Malaysia (MAS)
|
Malaisie | ||
| 112 |  Malawi (MAW)
|
Malawi | ||
| 113 |  Maldives (MDV)
|
Maldives | ||
| 114 |  Malta (MLT)
|
Malte | ||
| 115 |  Mali (MLI)
|
Mali | ||
| 116 |  Morocco (MAR)
|
Maroc | ||
| 117 |  Marshall Islands (MHL)
|
Îles Marshall | ||
| 118 |  Mauritius (MRI)
|
Maurice | ||
| 119 |  Mauritania (MTN)
|
Mauritanie | ||
| 120 |  Mexico (MEX)
|
Mexique | ||
| 121 |  Moldova (MDA)
|
République de Moldova | ||
| 122 |  Monaco (MON)
|
Monaco | ||
| 123 |  Mongolia (MGL)
|
Mongolie | ||
| 124 |  Montenegro (MNE)
|
Monténégro | ||
| 125 |  Mozambique (MOZ)
|
Mozambique | ||
| 126 |  Myanmar (MYA)
|
Myanmar | ||
| 127 |  Namibia (NAM)
|
Namibie | ||
| 128 |  Nauru (NRU)
|
Nauru | ||
| 129 |  Nepal (NEP)
|
Népal | ||
| 130 |  Nicaragua (NCA)
|
Nicaragua | ||
| 131 |  Niger (NIG)
|
Niger | ||
| 132 |  Nigeria (NGR)
|
Nigéria | ||
| 133 |  Norway (NOR)
|
Norvège | ||
| 134 |  New Zealand (NZL)
|
Nouvelle-Zélande | ||
| 135 |  Oman (OMA)
|
Oman | ||
| 136 |  Uganda (UGA)
|
Ouganda | ||
| 137 |  Uzbekistan (UZB)
|
Ouzbekistan | ||
| 138 |  Pakistan (PAK)
|
Pakistan | ||
| 139 |  Palau (PLW)
|
Palaos | ||
| 140 |  Palestine (PLE)
|
Palestine | ||
| 141 |  Panama (PAN)
|
Panama | ||
| 142 |  Papua New Guinea (PNG)
|
Papouasie Nouvelle-Guinée | ||
| 143 |  Paraguay (PAR)
|
Paraguay | ||
| 144 |  Netherlands (NED)
|
Pays-Bas | ||
| 145 |  Peru (PER)
|
Pérou | ||
| 146 |  Philippines (PHI)
|
Philippines | ||
| 147 |  Poland (POL)
|
Pologne | ||
| 148 |  Puerto Rico (PUR)
|
Porto Rico | ||
| 149 |  Portugal (POR)
|
Portugal | ||
| 150 |  Qatar (QAT)
|
Qatar | ||
| 151 |  North Korea (PRK)
|
République Démocratique Populaire de Corée | ||
| 152 |  Romania (ROM)
|
Roumanie | ||
| 153 |  Rwanda (RWA)
|
Rwanda | ||
| 154 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN)
|
Saint Kitts-et-Nevis | ||
| 155 |  San Marino (SMR)
|
Saint Marin | ||
| 156 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN)
|
Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines | ||
| 157 |  Saint Lucia (LCA)
|
Sainte-Lucie | ||
| 158 |  Solomon Islands (SOL)
|
Îles Salomon | ||
| 159 |  El Salvador (ESA)
|
Salvador | ||
| 160 |  Samoa (SAM)
|
Samoa | ||
| 161 |  American Samoa (ASA)
|
Samoa Américaine | ||
| 162 |  São Tomé and Príncipe (STP)
|
Sao Tomé-et-Principe | ||
| 163 |  Senegal (SEN)
|
Sénégal | ||
| 164 |  Serbia (SRB)
|
Serbie | ||
| 165 |  Seychelles (SEY)
|
Seychelles | ||
| 166 |  Sierra Leone (SLE)
|
Sierra Leone | ||
| 167 |  Singapore (SIN)
|
Singapur | ||
| 168 |  Slovakia (SVK)
|
Slovaquie | ||
| 169 |  Slovenia (SLO)
|
Slovénie | ||
| 170 |  Somalia (SOM)
|
Somalie | ||
| 171 |  Sudan (SUD)
|
Soudan | ||
| 172 |  South Sudan (SSD)
|
Soudan du Sud | ||
| 173 |  Sri Lanka (SRI)
|
Sri Lanka | ||
| 174 |  Sweden (SWE)
|
Suède | ||
| 175 |  Switzerland (SUI)
|
Suisse | ||
| 176 |  Suriname (SUR)
|
Suriname | ||
| 177 |  Syria (SYR)
|
République Arabe Syrienne | ||
| 178 |  Tajikistan (TJK)
|
Tadjikistan | ||
| 179 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE)
|
Taipei Chinoise | ||
| 180 |  Tanzania (TAN)
|
République-Unie de Tanzanie | ||
| 181 |  Chad (CHA)
|
Tchad | ||
| 182 |  Czech Republic (CZE)
|
Tchéquie | ||
| 183 |  Thailand (THA)
|
Thaïlande | ||
| 184 |  East Timor (TLS)
|
République Démocratique de Timor-Leste | ||
| 185 |  Togo (TOG)
|
Togo | ||
| 186 |  Tonga (TON)
|
Tonga | ||
| 187 |  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)
|
Trinitée-et-Tobago | ||
| 188 |  Tunisia (TUN)
|
Tunisie | ||
| 189 |  Turkmenistan (TKM)
|
Turkménistan | ||
| 190 |  Turkey (TUR)
|
Turquie | ||
| 191 |  Tuvalu (TUV)
|
Tuvalu | ||
| 192 |  Ukraine (UKR)
|
Ukraine | ||
| 193 |  Uruguay (URU)
|
Uruguay | ||
| 194 |  Vanuatu (VAN)
|
Vanuatu | ||
| 195 |  Venezuela (VEN)
|
Venezuela | ||
| 196 |  British Virgin Islands (IVB)
|
Îles Viérges Britanniques | ||
| 197 |  Virgin Islands (ISV)
|
Îles Viérges des États-Unis | ||
| 198 |  Vietnam (VIE)
|
Viêt-Nam | ||
| 199 |  Yemen (YEM)
|
Yémen | ||
| 200 |  Zambia (ZAM)
|
Zambie | ||
| 201 |  Zimbabwe (ZIM)
|
Zimbabwe | ||
| 202 |  Australia (AUS)
|
Australie | ||
| 203 |  United States (USA)
|
États-Unis d'Amérique | ||
| 204 |  France (FRA)
|
France |
References edit
- ^ https://www.glamour.com/story/olympics-2021-nearly-every-country-had-a-female-flag-bearer-at-the-opening-ceremony
- ^ https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/why-the-u-s-will-have-two-flag-bearers-for-the-first-time/article_c0646b24-eb59-11eb-86cd-539d8bdd98a0.html
- ^ "Paris 2024 Olympics: Russian and Belarusian athletes allowed to compete as neutrals". BBC Sport. 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ https://olympics.com/en/news/paris-2024-olympics-india-flag-bearer-sharath-kamal-chef-mission-mary-kom
