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2024 Summer Paralympics Parade of Nations

The Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games took place on 28 August as a "people's parade" on the Champs-Élysées.[1][2] Athletes from 184 delegations moved from the Arc de Triomphe down the Champs-Élysées to the Place de la Concorde.[1]

Parade order

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As the Paralympic Charter determines,the Participating National Paralympic Committees paraded in alphabetical protocolar order in the language of the host country, French. Future hosts, Australia for the 2032 Paralympics, and the United States for 2028, appeared in reverse chronological order at the end, while the current host country, France, entered last. Athletes from Russia and Belarus who are taking part in the Games as Neutral Paralympic Athletes were not allowed participate in the parade of nations.

Countries and flag bearers

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The following is a list of all parading countries with their respective flag bearer, sorted in the order they appeared in the parade.[3] This is sortable by country name under which they entered, the flag bearer's name, or the flag bearer's sport.

Order Country French Flag bearer Sport Ref.
1   Afghanistan (AFG) Afghanistan Ebrahim Danishi Taekwondo
2   South Africa (RSA) Afrique du Sud Mpumelelo Mhlongo Athletics [4]
Kat Swanepoel Swimming
3   Algeria (ALG) Algérie Mohamed Berrahal Athletics [5]
Safia Djelal Athletics
4   Germany (GER) Allemagne Edina Müller Paracanoeing [6]
Martin Schulz Paratriathlon
5   Angola (ANG) Angola Juliana Moko Athletics
Abraao Sapalo Athletics
6   Saudi Arabia (KSA) Arabie saoudite Ghaliah Al-Anazi Table tennis
Abdulrahman Al-Qurashi Athletics
7   Argentina (ARG) Argentine Hernan Barreto Athletics
Coty Garrone Table tennis
8   Armenia (ARM) Arménie Smbat Karapetyan Athletics
Greta Vardanyan Powerlifting
9   Aruba (ARU) Aruba Elliott André Loonstra Taekwondo
10   Austria (AUT) Autriche Henriett Koosz Badminton
Pepo Puch Equestrian
11   Azerbaijan (AZE) Azerbaïdjan Imamaddin Khalilov Taekwondo
Lamiya Valiyeva Athletics
12   Bahrain (BRN) Bahreïn Rooba Al-Omari Athletics
Husain Mohamed Athletics
13   Bangladesh (BAN) Bangladesh Joma Akter Archery
Al Amin Hossain Archery
14   Barbados (BAR) Barbade Antwahn Boyce-Vaughan Swimming
15   Belgium (BEL) Belgique Manon Claeys Equestrian [7]
Joachim Gérard Wheelchair tennis
16   Benin (BEN) Bénin Marina Houndalowan Athletics
17   Bermuda (BER) Bermudes Jessica Cooper Lewis Athletics
18   Bhutan (BHU) Bhoutan Kinley Dem Shooting
19   Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) Bosnie-Herzégovine Safet Alibašić Sitting volleyball
20   Botswana (BOT) Botswana Gloria Mujaga Athletics
Edwin Masuge Athletics
21   Brazil (BRA) Brésil Elizabeth Rodrigues Gomes Athletics [8][9]
Gabriel Araújo Swimming
22   Bulgaria (BUL) Bulgarie Stela Eneva Athletics
23   Burkina Faso (BUR) Burkina Faso Rahinatou Moné Athletics
24   Burundi (BDI) Burundi Adéline Mushiranzigo Athletics
Rémy Nikobimeze Athletics
25   Cape Verde (CPV) Cabo Verde Marilson Fernandes Athletics
Heidilene Oliveira Athletics
26   Cambodia (CAM) Cambodge Vun Van Athletics
27   Cameroon (CMR) Cameroun Yves Batifi Athletics
Marie Antoinnette Dassi Taekwondo
28   Canada (CAN) Canada Katarina Roxon Swimming [10]
Patrick Anderson Wheelchair basketball
29   Central African Republic (CAF) République centrafricaine Veronica Ndakara Athletics [11]
30   Chile (CHI) Chili Camila Campos Powerlifting [12]
Francisco Cayulef Wheelchair tennis
31   China (CHN) République populaire de Chine Gu Haiyan Wheelchair fencing [13]
Qi Yongkai Powerlifting
32   Cyprus (CYP) Chypre Karolina Pelendritou Swimming [14]
33   Colombia (COL) Colombie Paula Ossa Cycling [15]
Carlos Serrano Zárate Swimming
34   Republic of the Congo (CGO) Congo Emmanuel Mouambako Athletics
Mireille Nganga Athletics
35   Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) République démocratique du Congo Paulin Mayombo Athletics
Nancy Nsenga Athletics
36   South Korea (KOR) République de Corée Choi Yong-beom Paracanoeing
37   Costa Rica (CRC) Costa Rica Andres Molina Taekwondo
Maria Riveros Archery
38   Ivory Coast (CIV) Côte d'Ivoire Adou Ano Powerlifting
39   Croatia (CRO) Croatie Anđela Muzinić Vincetić Table tennis [16]
Dino Sinovčić Swimming
40   Cuba (CUB) Cuba Omara Durand Athletics
Robiel Yankiel Sol Cervantes Athletics
41   Denmark (DEN) Danemark Tobias Thorning Jørgensen Equestrian
Katrine Kristensen Equestrian
42   Dominican Republic (DOM) République dominicaine Darlenys de la Cruz Athletics
Jesús Manuel Rodríguez Powerlifting
43   Egypt (EGY) Egypte Rehab Ahmed Powerlifting
Ali El-Zieny Rowing
44   El Salvador (ESA) El Salvador Herbert Aceituno Powerlifting
Rebeca Duarte Boccia
45   United Arab Emirates (UAE) Émirats arabes unis Ahmed El-Bedwawi Cycling
Maryam Al-Zeyoudi Athletics
46   Ecuador (ECU) Équateur Kiara Rodríguez Athletics
Jimmy Caicedo Athletics
47   Eritrea (ERI) Érythrée Sibhatu Weldemariam Athletics
48   Spain (ESP) Espagne Marta Arce Judo
Álvaro Valera Table tennis
49   Estonia (EST) Estonie Laura-Liis Juursalu Paratriathlon
Robin Liksor Swimming
50   Ethiopia (ETH) Ethiopie Yayesh Tesfaw Athletics
Yitayal Yigzaw Athletics
51   Fiji (FIJ) Fidji Irene Mar Taekwondo
52   Finland (FIN) Finlande Laura Kangasniemi Equestrian
Leo-Pekka Tähti Athletics
53   Gabon (GAB) Gabon Audrey Mengue Athletics
Davy Moukagni Athletics
54   The Gambia (GAM) Gambie Fatou Sanneh Athletics
Malang Tamba Athletics
55   Georgia (GEO) Géorgie Akaki Jintcharadze Powerlifting
56   Ghana (GHA) Ghana Tahiru Haruna Powerlifting [17]
57   Great Britain (GBR) Grande-Bretagne Terry Bywater Wheelchair basketball [18]
Lucy Shuker Wheelchair tennis
58   Greece (GRE) Grèce Manolis Stefanoudakis Athletics [19]
Theodora Paschalidou Judo
59   Grenada (GRN) Grenade Ishona Charles Athletics
Tyler Smith Athletics
60   Guatemala (GUA) Guatemala
61   Guinea (GUI) Guinée
62   Guinea-Bissau (GBS) Guinée-Bissau
63   Haiti (HAI) Haïti
64   Honduras (HON) Honduras
65   Hong Kong (HKG) Hong Kong, Chine Daniel Chan Ho Yuen Badminton [20]
Wong Ting Ting Table tennis
66   Hungary (HUN) Hongrie
67   India (IND) Inde Bhagyashree Jadhav Athletics [21]
Sumit Antil Athletics
68   Indonesia (INA) Indonésie Fadli Immammuddin Cycling [22]
Leli Marlina Table tennis
69   Iran (IRI) République islamique d'Iran Mohammadreza Mirshafiei Shooting [23]
Hajar Safarzadeh Athletics
70   Iraq (IRQ) Iraq
71   Ireland (IRL) Irlande Orla Comerford Athletics [24]
Colin Judge Table tennis
72   Iceland (ISL) Islande
73   Israel (ISR) Israël Lihi Ben-David Goalball [25]
Adam Berdichevsky Wheelchair tennis
74   Italy (ITA) Italie Ambra Sabatini Athletics [26]
Luca Mazzone Cycling
75   Jamaica (JAM) Jamaïque
76   Japan (JPN) Japon Nishiyama Daiki Athletics [27]
Nishida An Swimming
77   Jordan (JOR) Jordanie
78   Kazakhstan (KAZ) Kazakhstan
79   Kenya (KEN) Kenya
80   Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) Kirghizistan
81   Kiribati (KIR) Kiribati
82   Kosovo (KOS) Kosovo
83   Kuwait (KUW) Koweit
84   Laos (LAO) République démocratique populaire lao
85   Lesotho (LES) Lesotho
86   Latvia (LAT) Lettonie
87   Lebanon (LBN) Liban
88   Liberia (LBR) Libéria
89   Libya (LBA) Libye
90   Lithuania (LTU) Lituanie Gabriele Cepaviciute Swimming [28]
Donatas Dundzys Athletics
91   Luxembourg (LUX) Luxembourg
92   Macau (MAC) Macao, Chine
93   North Macedonia (MKD) Macédoine du Nord
94   Malaysia (MAS) Malaisie Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli Athletics
Imaan Aiman Redzuan Swimming
95   Malawi (MAW) Malawi
96   Maldives (MDV) Maldives
97   Mali (MLI) Mali
98   Malta (MLT) Malte
99   Morocco (MAR) Maroc
100   Mauritius (MRI) Maurice
101   Mexico (MEX) Mexique Salvador Hernández Athletics
Fabiola Ramírez Swimming
102   Moldova (MDA) République de Moldavie
103   Mongolia (MGL) Mongolia Enkhbayaryn Sodnompiljee Powerlifting
104   Montenegro (MNE) Monténégro
105   Mozambique (MOZ) Mozambique
106   Myanmar (MYA) Myanmar
107   Namibia (NAM) Namibie
108   Nepal (NEP) Népal
109   Nicaragua (NCA) Nicaragua
110   Niger (NIG) Niger
111   Nigeria (NGR) Nigéria Lauritta Onye Athletics [29]
112   Norway (NOR) Norvège Salum Ageze Kashafali Athletics [30]
Ida Yessica Nesse Athletics
113   New Zealand (NZL) Nouvelle-Zélande Anna Grimaldi Athletics [31]
Cameron Leslie Swimming
114   Oman (OMA) Oman
115   Uganda (UGA) Ouganda
116   Uzbekistan (UZB) Ouzbékistan Mokhigul Khamdamova Athletics
Khusniddin Norbekov Athletics
117   Pakistan (PAK) Pakistan
118   Palestine (PLE) Palestine
119   Panama (PAN) Panama
120   Papua New Guinea (PNG) Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée
121   Paraguay (PAR) Paraguay Melissa Tillner Athletics
122   Netherlands (NED) Pays-Bas Carina de Rooij Wheelchair basketball [32]
Daniel Abraham Cycling
123   Peru (PER) Pérou
124   Philippines (PHI) Philippines Agustina Bantiloc Archery [33]
Ernie Gawilan Swimming
125   Poland (POL) Pologne
126   Puerto Rico (PUR) Porto Rico
127   Portugal (POR) Portugal
128   Qatar (QAT) Qatar
129   Refugee Paralympic Team (RPT) Équipe paralympique des réfugiés Guillaume Junior Atangana Athletics [34]
130   Romania (ROU) Roumanie
131   Rwanda (RWA) Rwanda
132   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines
133   Solomon Islands (SOL) Îles Salomon
134   São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) Sao Tomé-et-Principe
135   Senegal (SEN) Sénégal
136   Serbia (SRB) Serbia
137   Sierra Leone (SLE) Sierra Leone
138   Singapore (SGP) Singapour
139   Slovakia (SVK) Slovaquie
140   Slovenia (SLO) Slovénie
141   Somalia (SOM) Somalie
142   Sri Lanka (SRI) Sri Lanka
143   Sweden (SWE) Suède
144   Switzerland (SUI) Suisse
145   Syria (SYR) République arabe syrienne
146   Chinese Taipei (TPE) Chinese Taipei
147   Tanzania (TAN) République-Unie de Tanzanie
148   Czech Republic (CZE) Tchéquie
149   Thailand (THA) Thaïlande
150   East Timor (TLS) République démocratique du Timor-Leste
151   Togo (TOG) Togo
152   Tonga (TGA) Tonga
153   Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) Trinité-et-Tobago
154   Tunisia (TUN) Tunisie
155   Turkey (TUR) Türkiye
156   Turkmenistan (TKM) Turkménistan
157   Ukraine (UKR) Ukraine
158   Uruguay (URU) Uruguay
159   Vanuatu (VAN) Vanuatu Elie Enock Athletics [35]
160   Venezuela (VEN) Venezuela
161   Virgin Islands (ISV) Îles Vierges américaines
162   Vietnam (VIE) Vietnam
163   Yemen (YEM) Yémen
164   Zambia (ZAM) Zambie
165   Zimbabwe (ZIM) Zimbabwe
166   Australia (AUS) Australie Madison de Rozario Athletics [36]
Brenden Hall Swimming
167   United States (USA) États-Unis d'Amérique Steve Serio Wheelchair basketball [37]
Nicky Nieves Sitting volleyball
168   France (FRA) France Nantenin Keïta Athletics [38]
Alexis Hanquinquant Paratriathlon

See also

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References

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