2017 Asian Winter Games Parade of Nations explained

During the Parade of Nations at the 2017 Asian Winter Games opening ceremony, held on 19 February 2017, 30 athletes bearing the flags of their respective nations led their national delegations as they paraded into the Sapporo Dome in the host city of Sapporo, Japan.[1]

Countries and flagbearers

Athletes entered the stadium in English alphabetical order. However, Kuwaiti athletes entered after the alphabetically last team (Vietnam) as Independent Olympic Athletes due to the suspension of the Kuwait Olympic Committee.[2] [3] They were followed by guest invitees Australia and New Zealand, with the Japanese team entering last as the host nation.

The names of the nations were announced first in Japanese and then English. While the placards displayed only English, a screen in the stadium displayed both Japanese and English.

Below is a list of parading countries and their announced flag bearer, in the same order as the parade. This is sortable by country name, flag bearer's name, or flag bearer's sport.

OrderNationJapaneseRoman transliterationFlag bearerSport
1
(People's Republic of China)
中華人民共和国 Chūka jinmin kyōwakoku Wu Dajing[4] Short track speed skating
2
(Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
朝鮮民主主義人民共和国 Chōsen minshushugi jinmin kyōwakoku Short track speed skating
3
(Hong Kong, China)
ホンコン・チャイナ Honkon chaina Tony Leung[5] Ice hockey
4 インド Indo
5 インドネシア Indoneshia Jonathan Sudharta[6] Ice hockey
6
(Islamic Republic of Iran)
イラン・イスラム共和国 Iran Isuramu kyōwakoku Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki[7] Alpine skiing
7 ヨルダン Yorudan Nasser Majali[8] Jordan Olympic Committee Secretary General
8 カザフスタン Kazafusutan Yerdos Akhmadiyev[9] Cross-country skiing
9
(Republic of Korea)
大韓民国 Daikanminkoku Jung Dong-hyun[10] Alpine skiing
10 キルギス Kirugisu Elzar Bolotbekov[11] Ice hockey
11 レバノン Rebanon Cross-country skiing
12
(Macau, China)
マカオ・チャイナ Makao chaina Ice hockey
13 マレーシア Marēshia Ice hockey
14 モンゴル Mongoru Erdenechimeg Barkhuu[12] Biathlon
15 ネパール Nepāru Saphal-Ram Shrestha[13] Alpine skiing
16 パキスタン Pakisutan
17 フィリピン Firipin Carlo Garrucho[14] Ice hockey
18 カタール Katāru Thamer Al Mohannadi[15] Ice hockey
19 シンガポール Shingapōru Lucas Ng[16] Short track speed skating
20 スリランカ Suriranka Cross-country skiing
21 チャイニーズ・タイペイ Chainīzu Taipei
22 タジキスタン Tajikisutan
23 タイ Tai Figure skating
24
(Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste)
東ティモール民主共和国 Higashi timōru minshu kyōwakoku Alpine skiing
25 トルクメニスタン Torukumenisutan
26 アラブ首長国連邦 Arabu shuchōkoku renpō
27 ウズベキスタン Uzubekisutan Official
28 ベトナム Betonamu Cross-country skiing
29 個人資格参加選手団 Kojin shikaku sanka senshu dan
30
(Guest Australia)
ゲスト参加 オーストラリア Gesuto sanka Ōsutoraria Deanna Lockett[17]
31
(Guest New Zealand)
ゲスト参加 ニュージーランド Gesuto sanka Nyūjīrando Short track speed skating
32 日本 Nihon Go Tanaka[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Opening ceremony video on YouTube. . 19 February 2017 .
  2. Web site: Suspension of the Kuwait Olympic Committee. 27 October 2015 . www.olympic.org . . 22 December 2016.
  3. News: IOC bans Kuwait over government interference in Olympic movement . . London, United Kingdom . 27 October 2015 . 22 December 2016 .
  4. Web site: Asian Winter Games opens, China wins 2 medals . https://web.archive.org/web/20170220013540/http://english.cri.cn/12394/2017/02/19/4261s952199.htm . dead . February 20, 2017 . 19 February 2017 . www.english.cri.cn/. . 19 February 2017.
  5. Web site: Sapporo 2017 Asian Winter Games Opening Ceremony . 19 February 2017 . www.2017awg.hkolympic.org/ . . 19 February 2017.
  6. Web site: Parade Bersejarah Merah Putih pada Asian Winter Games 2017 . Historic Parade Red and White at the Asian Winter Games 2017 . Indonesian . Isharrudin . Dede . 19 February 2017 . www.juara.net/ . Nusa Bhakti Uninet. 19 February 2017.
  7. Web site: افتتاح رسمی هشتمین دوره بازیهای آسیایی زمستانی. The official opening of the eighth edition of the Winter Asian Games. Persian. 19 February 2017. Iran Ski Federation. www.skifed.ir/. 19 February 2017. 30 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170830195723/http://www.skifed.ir/d.asp?id=23695. dead.
  8. Web site: Jordan Flag Raised At Asian Winter Games. 19 February 2017. www.joc.jo/. Jordan Olympic Committee. 24 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170225205203/http://www.joc.jo/en/news/jordan-flag-raised-at-asian-winter-games/. 25 February 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  9. Web site: «Саппоро-2017» Азия ойындарына қатысатын Қазақстан құрамасы анықталды. "Sapporo-2017" were participating in the Asian Games team. Kazakh. 24 January 2017. www.inform.kz/. 11 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170212092903/http://m.inform.kz/kz/article/2992364. 12 February 2017. dead.
  10. News: Jee-ho . Yoo . 17 February 2017 . Alpine skier named S. Korean flag bearer at Winter Asiad opening ceremony. . Seoul, South Korea . 18 February 2017 .
  11. News: Хоккеист Элзар Болотбеков будет нести флаг Кыргызстана на открытии Азиатских игр в Японии. Hockey player Elzar Bolotbekov will carry the flag of Kyrgyzstan at the opening of the Asian Games in Japan. Russian. AKIpress news agency. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan . 1 February 2017 . 1 February 2017.
  12. Web site: Sapporo-2017 Farewell Ceremony in Ulaanbaatar, MGL . 16 February 2017 . www.aroundtherings.com/ . . 17 February 2017.
  13. Web site: Opening of 8th Winter Asian Games . 20 February 2017 . www.nocnepal.org.np/. . 21 February 2017.
  14. News: Garrucho is PH's flag bearer in Asian Winter Games . . Manila, Philippines . 19 February 2017 . 19 February 2017.
  15. News: حفل افتتاح الألعاب الآسيوية الشتوية. The opening ceremony of the Winter Asian Games. Arabic . 19 February 2017 . جريدة الوطن. 19 February 2017 . الوطن . جريدة .
  16. News: Chen . May . 20 February 2017 . A proud day for Lucas, winter athletes . . Singapore . 20 February 2017.
  17. Web site: Lockett named Australian flagbearer for Asian Winter Games. 18 February 2017. www.owia.org/. Olympic Winter Institute of Australia. 18 February 2017. 19 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170219133339/http://www.owia.org/short-track-news/-lockett-named-australian-flagbearer-for-asian-winter-games. dead.
  18. News: Team Japan unites for Asian Winter Games with eye on building momentum for 2020 Olympics . . Tokyo and Osaka, Japan . 16 February 2017 . 16 February 2017 .