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]
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.
| Order | Nation | Japanese | Roman transliteration | Flag bearer | Sport | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |