2020 Summer Paralympics Parade of Nations explained

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

Fall of Kabul

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

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

Salomon Islands withdrawn

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

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 Japanese: [[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 Japanese: Eikoku ("United Kingdom")[12] rather than the better known informal Japanese: Igirisu (Japanese: イギリス), and China's delegation marched under Japanese: Chūka Jinmin Kyōwakoku ("People's Republic of China") instead of the more common Japanese: Chūgoku (Japanese: 中国).

Countries and flag bearers

OrderNationKatakana
(including some hiragana and kanji)		Romajiwidth=200Flag bearerwidth=130SportRef.
1難民選手団 Nanmin Senshu-dan [13] [14]
Swimming
2 アイスランド Aisurando Thelma Björg Björnsdóttir [15]
Patrekur Axelsson Athletics
3 アイルランド Airurando Jordan Lee [16] [17]
Britney Arendse Powerlifting
4 アゼルバイジャン Azerubaijan [18]
5 アフガニスタン Afuganisutan Games Volunteer[19] [20]
6 アラブ首長国連邦 Arabu Shuchōkoku Renpō Athletics[21] [22]
Ayesha Almehairi Shooting
7 アルジェリア Arujeria [23]
Nebia Mehimda Wheelchair basketball
8 アルゼンチン Aruzenchin [24]
Judo
9 アルバ Aruba Elliott Andre Loonstra [25]
10 アルメニア Arumenia Stas Nazaryan [26]
11 アンゴラ Angora Manuel Ernestro Jaime Athletics[27]
12 イエメン Iemen Naseb Fateh Mohammed Alraoad [28] [29]
Belqes Ahmed Hezam Taresh
13 イスラエル Isuraeru [30]
Nadav Levi Boccia
14 イタリア Itaria [31] [32]
Wheelchair fencing
15 イラク Iraku [33]
Fatimah Suwaed
16 イラン・イスラム共和国 Iran Isuramu Kyōwakoku Nourmohammad Arekhi [34]
Archery
17 インド Indo [35] [36]
18 インドネシア Indoneshia Hanik Puji Astuti Shooting[37] [38] [39] [40]
Jaenal Aripin Athletics
19 ウガンダ Uganda [41]
Swimming
20 ウクライナ Ukuraina [42]
Yelyzaveta Mereshko
21 ウズベキスタン Uzubekisutan Mukhammad Rikhsimov [43]
Nurkhon Kurbanova
22 ウルグアイ Uruguai [44]
Lucia Dabezies Swimming
23 英国 Eikoku [45] [46]
Swimming
24 エクアドル Ekuadoru Darwin Gustavo Castro Reyes [47]
Kiara Rodriguez
25 エジプト Ejiputo Hesham Elshwikh [48]
Powerlifting
26 エストニア Esutonia Robin Liksor [49]
27 エチオピア Echiopia [50]
Tigist Mengistu
28 RPC (RPC) RPCĀru Pī Shī [51] [52]
Elena Pautova
29 エルサルバドル Erusarubadoru [53]
Norma Salinas Athletics
30 オーストラリア Ōsutoraria DanIela di Toro [54] [55]
Wheelchair rugby
31 オーストリア Ōsutoria [56]
Paratriathlon
32 オマーン Omān [57]
33 オランダ Oranda [58] [59]
Cycling
34 ガーナ Gāna [60]
35 カーボベルデ Kāboberude Marilson Fernandes Semedo [61]
Keula Nidreia Pereira Semedo
36 ガイアナ Gaiana Walter Grant-Stuart [62]
37 カザフスタン Kazafusutan Nurlan Dombayev [63]
Powerlifting
38 カタール Katāru [64]
39 カナダ Kanada [65]
40 ガボン Gabon Davy Rendhel Moukagni Moukagni [66]
41 カメルーン Kamerūn Judith Mariette Lebog [67]
42 ガンビア Ganbia Fatou Sanneh [68]
43 カンボジア Kanbojia Vun Van [69]
44 北マケドニア Kita Makedonia [70]
45 ギニア Ginīa Games Volunteer [71]
46 ギニアビサウ Giniabisau Mama Saliu Bari [72]
47 キプロス Kipurosu Andonis Aresti [73]
Swimming
48 キューバ Kyūba [74] [75]
Swimming
49 ギリシャ Girisha [76]
Athletics
50 キルギス Kirugisu Arystanbek Bazarkulov [77]
51 グアテマラ Guatemara Ericka Violeta Esteban Villatoro [78]
Isaac Leiva Avila
52 クウェート Kuuēto [79]
53 グレナダ Gurenada Nye Cruickshank [80] [81]
54 クロアチア Kuroachia [82]
55 ケニア Kenia Hellen Wawira Kariuki [83]
56 コートジボワール Kōtojibuwāru Adou Herve Ano [84]
Sebehe Clarisse Lago Athletics
57 コスタリカ Kosutarika [85]
Steven Román Chinchilla Table Tennis
58 コロンビア Koronbia Erica María Castaño Salazar [86]
Francisco Tulio Palomeque Palacios Powerlifting
59 コンゴ Kongo Fifi Loukoula Loulendo [87]
Emmanuel Grace Mouambako Athletics
60 コンゴ民主共和国 Kongo Minshu Kyōwakoku Paulin Mayombo Mukendi [88]
Rosette Luyina Kiese
61 サウジアラビア Saujiarabia Sarah Aljumaah Athletics[89]
Ahmed Sharbatly Equestrian
62 サントメ・プリンシペ Santome Purinshipe Alex Anjos[90]
63 ザンビア Zanbia Monica Munga[91] [92]
64 シエラレオネ Shierareone Sorie Kargbo [93]
Juan Faith Jackson
65 ジャマイカ Jamaika Sylvia Grant[94]
66 ジョージア Jōjia Davit Kavtaradze [95]
67 シリア・アラブ共和国<--announced as Syria Arab Republic--> Shiria Arabu Kyōwakoku Mohamad Mohamad[96]
68 シンガポール Shingapōru Muhammad Diroy Noordin [97]
69 ジンバブエ Jinbabue Pamela Vimbai Shumba [98]
Vimbai Zvinowanda
70 スイス Suisu [99]
Manuela Schär
71 スウェーデン Suwēden [100]
Wheelchair tennis
72 スペイン Supein [101]
Cycling
73 スリランカ Suriranka [102]
74 スロバキア Surobakia [103] [104]
Shooting
75 スロベニア Surobenia Dejan Fabčič [105]
76 セネガル Senegaru Youssoupha Diouf [106]
77 セルビア Serubia [107]
Shooting
78 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[108]
79 ソマリア Somaria Mahdi Abshir Omar[109]
— ソロモン諸島 Soromon Shotō Games Volunteer [110] [111]
80 タイ Tai [112]
Athletics
81 大韓民国 Daikanminkoku Yejin Choi [113]
82 チャイニーズ・タイペイ Chainīzu Taipei Yang Chuan-hui [114] [115]
Liu Ya-ting
83 タジキスタン Tajikisutan Akmal Qodirov [116]
84 タンザニア連合共和国<--announced + panels as United Republic of Tanzania--> Tanzania Rengō Kyōwakoku Ignas Madumla Mtweve [117]
85 チェコ共和国 Cheko Kyōwakoku Eva Datinská [118]
Swimming
86 中央アフリカ共和国 Chūō Afurika Kyōwakoku Veronica Ndakara [119]
87 中華人民共和国 Chūka Jinmin Kyōwakoku [120] [121]
Wang Hao Athletics
88 チュニジア Chunishia [122]
Walid Ktila
89 チリ Chiri [123]
Swimming
90 デンマーク Denmāku [124] [125]
Taekwondo
91 ドイツ Doitsu [126]
Wheelchair basketball
92 トーゴ Tōgo Koumealo Kabissa [127]
93 ドミニカ共和国 Dominika Kyōwakoku Lourdes Alejandra Aybar Díaz [128]
Patricio Tse Anibal Lopez Fernandez
94 トルコ Toruko [129]
Ridvan Aksoy Wheelchair basketball
95 ナイジェリア Naijeria [130]
Table Tennis
96 ナミビア Namibia [131]
Lahja Ishitile
97 ニカラグア Nikaragua Carlos Alberto Castillo [132]
Arlen Hidalgo
98 ニジェール Nijēru Ibrahim Dayabou [133]
99 ニュージーランド Nyūjīrando Games Volunteer[134] [135]
100 ネパール Nepāru [136]
101 ノルウェー Noruwē [137]
Ida-Louiser Overland Athletics
102 バーレーン Bārēn Rooba Alomari [138]
Ahmed Meshaima
103 ハイチ Haichi Ywenson Registre [139]
104 パキスタン Pakisutan [140]
105 パナマ Panama Jhan Carlos Wisdom Lungrin [141]
Iveth Valdes Romero
106 パプアニューギニア Papuanyūginia Morea Mararos [142]
Nelly Ruth Leva
107 バミューダ Bamyūda [143]
108 パラグアイ Paraguai Melissa Nair Tillner Galeano [144]
Rodrigo Hermosa Swimming
109 バルバドス Barubadosu Antwahn Boyce-Vaughan [145]
110 パレスチナ Paresuchina [146]
111 ハンガリー Hangarī [147]
112 フィジー Fijī Iosefo Rakesa [148]
113 フィリピン Firipin [149] [150]
114 フィンランド Finrando [151]
Pia-Pauliina Reitti Equestrian
115 ブータン Būtan Chimi Dema [152]
Pema Rigsel Archery
116 プエルトリコ Puerutoriko Yaimillie Marie Diaz Colon Athletics[153] [154]
Carmelo Rivera Fuentes
117 フェロー諸島 Ferō Shotō Hávard Vatnhamar [155]
118 ブラジル Burajiru [156] [157]
Boccia
119 ブルガリア Burugaria Milena Todorova [158]
120 ブルキナファソ Burukinafaso Kouilibi Victorine Guissou [159]
Ferdinand Compaore
121 ブルンジ Burunji Rémy Nikobimeze [160]
Adéline Mushiranzigo
122 米領バージン諸島 Bei-ryō Bājin Shotō Jahmaris Nesbitt [161]
123 ベトナム Betonamu Athletics[162]
Powerlifting
124 ベナン Benin Fayssal Atchiba Athletics[163]
Marina Charlotte Houndalowan
125 ベネズエラ Benezuera Athletics[164]
Abrahan Jesus Ortega Abello
126 ベラルーシ Berarūshi [165]
127 ペルー Perū [166]
Efraín Sotacuro Athletics
128 ベルギー Berugī [167] [168]
Bruno Vanhove Goalball
129 ポーランド Pōrando [169] [170]
Swimming
130 ボスニア・ヘルツェゴビナ Bosunia Herutsuegobina Zerina Skomorac [171]
Haris Eminovic Table Tennis
131 ボツワナ Botsuana Gloria Majaga [172]
132 ポルトガル Porutogaru [173]
Athletics
133 ホンコン・チャイナ Honkon Chaina Yam Kwok-fan [174]
Hui Ka-chun Swimming
134 ホンジュラス Honjurasu Carlos Velásquez [175]
135 マダガスカル Madagasukaru Games Volunteer [176]
136 マラウイ Maraui [177]
137 マリ Mari Korotoumou Coulibaly [178]
Youssouf Coulibaly
138 マルタ Maruta Vladyslava Kravchenko [179]
Thomas BORG Athletics
139 マレーシア Marēshia [180]
Athletics
140 南アフリカ Minami Afurika [181]
141メキシコ Mekishiko [182] [183] [184] [185] [186]
Swimming
142 モーリシャス Mōrishusu Marie Emmanuelle Anais Alphonse [187]
143 モザンビーク Mozanbīku [188]
Hilario Chavela
144 モルディブ Morudibu Fathimath Ibrahim [189]
Mohamed Mazin
145 モルドバ共和国 Morudoba Kyōwakoku [190]
Powerlifting
146 モロッコ Morokko [191]
Houssam Ighilli Football 5-a-side
147 モンゴル Mongoru Munkhbat Aajim [192]
Selengee Demberel Archery
148 モンテネグロ Monteneguro Filip Radović [193]
Athletics
149 ヨルダン Yorudan [194]
150 ラオス人民民主共和国 Raosu Jinmin Minshu Kyōwakoku Ken Thepthida [195]
151 ラトビア Ratobia [196]
Archery
152 リトアニア Ritoania [197]
Oksana Dobrovolskaja
153 リビア Ribia Mohamed Alsanousi Abidzar [198]
154 リベリア Riberia Thomas Mulbah [199]
Patience Johnson
155 ルーマニア Rūmania [200]
Tabita Vulturar Athletics
156 ルクセンブルク Rukusenburuku [201]
157 ルワンダ Ruwanda Hermas Muvunyi [202]
158 レソト Resoto Litsitso Khotlele [203]
159 レバノン Rebanon Arz Zahreddine [204]
160 アメリカ合衆国 Amerika Gasshūkoku [205] [206]
Paratriathlon
161 フランス Furansu [207]
Wheelchair tennis
162 日本 Nihon Koyo Iwabuchi [208]
Paratriathlon

Notes

Reviews

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.[209]

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  2. News: Afghanistan Flag to Be Displayed in Paralympic Ceremony . 23 August 2021 . Voice of America . Associated Press . 23 August 2021 . en.
  3. News: Berkeley . Geoff . New Zealand to miss Paralympic Opening Ceremony due to COVID-19 fears . 24 August 2021 . Inside the Games . Dunsar Media Company Limited . 24 August 2021.
  4. Web site: Parsons meets THF coach who fled Afghanistan to compete at Tokyo 2020. August 11, 2023. www.insidethegames.biz. August 21, 2024.
  5. Solomon Islands Tourism Board (Official)"ソロモン諸島政府観光局（公式）" . solomon_japan . 1431806049535729665 . It's a shame that I was listed at the closing ceremony"閉会式" (Note: the mistake of the opening ceremony"開会式"). Thank you to everyone who looked forward to it. We will continue to do our best in the Solomon Islands, so please support us.. ja. 2021-08-29.
  6. Web site: National Paralympic Committee's List – Official Homepage. Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. 2021-09-02. 2021-08-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20210831085217/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npcs-list.htm. dead. After the withdraw was announcedthe Solomon Islands team profile has been removed from the 2020 Summer Paralympics official website.
  7. News: U.S., France, Japan to march last in 2020 Parade of Nations. 4 December 2019. The Japan Times. 21 December 2019. 6 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191206162959/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/12/04/olympics/u-s-france-japan-march-last-2020-parade-nations/. live.
  8. Web site: Flags and Anthems Manual : Tokyo 2020 . 28 February 2024 .
  9. In Japanese, foreign names are mainly written with katakana, sometimes including kanji and hiragana.
  10. Web site: Japanese language to determine order of Olympic parade of athletes. Kyodo News. 30 October 2020. 19 November 2020. 23 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210723102304/https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/10/61773d16b03e-japanese-language-to-determine-order-of-olympic-parade-of-athletes.html. live.
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  12. "Great Britain" in Japanese would have been Japanese: グレートブリテン Japanese: Gurēto Buriten
  13. News: Refugees lead the parade of athletes. . 24 August 2021 . The New York Times . 24 August 2021.
  14. Web site: Team Refugee Paralympic Team – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20210827112135/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-rpt.htm. 2021-08-27. limited.
  15. Web site: Team Iceland – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20210902085513/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-iceland.htm. 2021-09-02. limited.
  16. Jordan Lee & Britney Arendse named Irish flag-bearers. August 23, 2021. www.rte.ie.
  17. Web site: Team Ireland – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20210918022334/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-ireland.htm. 2021-09-18. limited.
  18. Web site: Team Azerbaijan – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20210825041829/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-azerbaijan.htm. 2021-08-25. limited.
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  20. Web site: Team Afghanistan – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20211007091237/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-afghanistan.htm. 2021-10-07. limited.
  21. Web site: Team United Arab Emirates – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20210918033235/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-utd-arab-emirates.htm. 2021-09-18. limited.
  22. News: Mohamed Al Hammadi leads UAE as flag-bearer at Tokyo Paralympics opening ceremony . 31 August 2021 . . 25 August 2021.
  23. Web site: Team Algeria – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20210827034054/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-algeria.htm. 2021-08-27. limited.
  24. Web site: Team Argentina – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20210901230029/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-argentina.htm. 2021-09-01. limited.
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  26. Web site: Team Armenia – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20210824221328/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-armenia.htm. 2021-08-24. limited.
  27. Web site: Team Angola – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20210901230035/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-angola.htm. 2021-09-01. limited.
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  31. News: Italian fencing star Beatrice 'Bebe' Vio defends Paralympic gold in Tokyo . 31 August 2021 . . 28 August 2021 . she carried the Italian flag . 30 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210830143631/https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210829/p2g/00m/0sp/008000c . dead .
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  128. Web site: Team Dominican Republic – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20210831052545/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-dominican-rep-.htm. 2021-08-31. limited.
  129. Web site: Team Turkey – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20210915081829/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-turkey.htm. 2021-09-15. limited.
  130. Web site: Team Nigeria – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20210827153005/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-nigeria.htm. 2021-08-27. limited.
  131. Web site: Team Namibia – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20210915081833/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-namibia.htm. 2021-09-15. limited.
  132. Web site: Team Nicaragua – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20210911033543/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-nicaragua.htm. 2021-09-11. limited.
  133. Web site: Team Niger – Profile. Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. 2021-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20210820194858/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-niger.htm. 2021-08-20. limited. dead.
  134. News: NZ flag to enter / Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics . ja. 時事ドットコム. Jiji Press. 2017-04-07. 2021-08-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20210825010159/https://www.jiji.com/jc/tokyo2020?s=photo&id=20210824212837-0038968673&a=olyWLF. 2021-08-25 . live.
  135. Web site: Team New Zealand – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20210824192122/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-new-zealand.htm. 2021-08-24. limited.
  136. Web site: Team Nepal – Profile. Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. 2021-09-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20210820203939/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-nepal.htm. 2021-08-20. limited. dead.
  137. Web site: Team Norway – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20210824180926/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-norway.htm. 2021-08-24. limited.
  138. Web site: Team Bahrain – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20210901232842/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-bahrain.htm. 2021-09-01. limited.
  139. Web site: Team Haiti – Profile. Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. 2021-09-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20210822141630/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-haiti.htm. 2021-08-22. limited. dead.
  140. Web site: Team Pakistan – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20210911100505/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-pakistan.htm. 2021-09-11. limited.
  141. Web site: Team Panama – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20210911100505/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-panama.htm. 2021-09-11. limited.
  142. Web site: Team Papua New Guinea – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20210828215719/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-papua-new-guinea.htm. 2021-08-28. limited.
  143. Web site: Team Bermuda – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20210901232842/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-bermuda.htm. 2021-09-01. limited.
  144. Web site: Team Paraguay – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20210824234647/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-paraguay.htm. 2021-08-24. limited.
  145. Web site: Team Barbados – Profile. Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. 2021-09-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20210822074725/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-barbados.htm. 2021-08-22. limited. dead.
  146. Web site: Team Palestine – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20210911100504/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-palestine.htm. 2021-09-11. limited.
  147. Web site: Team Hungary – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20210825034455/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-hungary.htm. 2021-08-25. limited.
  148. Web site: Team Fiji – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20210828215613/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-fiji.htm. 2021-08-28. limited.
  149. News: Team PH Paralympians get add'l allowance as Mangliwan, Gawilan to carry flag . 12 August 2021 . Tiebreaker Times . 12 August 2021.
  150. Web site: Team Philippines – Profile. Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. 2021-08-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20210822163853/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-philippines.htm. 2021-08-22. limited. dead.
  151. Web site: Team Finland – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20210902085527/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-finland.htm. 2021-09-02. limited.
  152. Web site: Team Bhutan – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20210901232844/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-bhutan.htm. 2021-09-01. limited.
  153. Web site: Team Puerto Rico – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20210831081810/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-puerto-rico.htm. 2021-08-31. limited.
  154. News: 2021-08-24. Delegación paraolímpica de Puerto Rico desfila en Tokio. es. Paralympic Delegation from Puerto Rico Parades in Tokyo. Primera Hora. 2021-09-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20210825054551/https://www.primerahora.com/deportes/otros/notas/delegacion-paraolimpica-de-puerto-rico-desfila-en-tokio/. 2021-08-25.
  155. Web site: Team Faroe Islands – Profile. Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. 2021-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20210825121041/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-faroe-islands.htm. 2021-08-25. limited. dead.
  156. Web site: Team Brazil – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20210901082824/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-brazil.htm. 2021-09-01. limited.
  157. Web site: 2021-08-16. Petrúcio Ferreira e Evelyn Oliveira serão porta-bandeiras na abertura paralímpica. 2021-08-24. ISTOÉ Independente. pt-BR.
  158. Web site: Team Bulgaria – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20210915023413/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-bulgaria.htm. 2021-09-15. limited.
  159. Web site: Team Burkina Faso – Profile. Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. 2021-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20210820185649/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-burkina-faso.htm. 2021-08-20. limited. dead.
  160. Web site: Team Burundi – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20210824234710/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-burundi.htm. 2021-08-24. limited.
  161. Web site: Team Virgin Islands, US – Profile. Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. 2021-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20210821103732/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-virgin-islands-us.htm. 2021-08-21. limited. dead.
  162. Web site: Team Vietnam – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20210910105443/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-vietnam.htm. 2021-09-10. limited.
  163. Web site: Team Benin – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20210824221325/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-benin.htm. 2021-08-24. limited.
  164. Web site: Team Venezuela – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20210912130908/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-venezuela.htm. 2021-09-12. limited.
  165. Web site: Team Belarus – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20210901232840/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-belarus.htm. 2021-09-01. limited.
  166. Web site: Team Peru – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20210912130914/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-peru.htm. 2021-09-12. limited.
  167. News: George and Vanhove to lead Belgium in Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Parade of Nations. 2 August 2021. Inside the Games. 24 August 2021.
  168. Web site: Team Belgium – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20210901232840/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-belgium.htm. 2021-09-01. limited.
  169. News: Zapłonął znicz olimpijski w Tokio. 24 August 2021. Polski Komitet Paraolimpijski. 24 August 2021.
  170. Web site: Team Poland – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-08-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20210825121032/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-poland.htm. 2021-08-25. limited.
  171. Web site: Team Bosnia and Herzegovina – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20210905063850/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-bosnia-herzegovina.htm. 2021-09-05. limited.
  172. Web site: Team Botswana – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20210905063847/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-botswana.htm. 2021-09-05. limited.
  173. Web site: Team Portugal – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20210905063848/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-portugal.htm. 2021-09-05. limited.
  174. Web site: Team Hong Kong, China – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830150005/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-hong-kong-china.htm. 2021-08-30. limited.
  175. Web site: Team Honduras – Profile. Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. 2021-09-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20210820191919/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-honduras.htm. 2021-08-20. limited. dead.
  176. Web site: Team Madagascar – Profile. Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. 2021-09-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20210822164012/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-madagascar.htm. 2021-08-22. limited. dead.
  177. Web site: Team Malawi – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20210825124055/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-malawi.htm. 2021-08-25. limited.
  178. Web site: Team Mali – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20210905063847/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-mali.htm. 2021-09-05. limited.
  179. Web site: Team Malta – Profile. Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. 2021-09-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20210822163119/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-malta.htm. 2021-08-22. limited. dead.
  180. News: Bonnie and Siti Noor Iasah to be flag bearers in Tokyo. 18 August 2021. The Star. 18 August 2021.
  181. Web site: Team South Africa – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20210905063846/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-south-africa.htm. 2021-09-05. limited.
  182. Web site: Team Mexico – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20210919030806/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-mexico.htm. 2021-09-19. limited.
  183. Citation listed "Diego Lopez Diaz" as male flag-bearer – News: Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games opening ceremony. 18 September 2021. New York Daily News. Joanna. Tavares. 24 August 2021. Flag bearers Amalia Perez and Diego Lopez Diaz of Team Mexico lead their delegation in the parade of athletes during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (Buda Mendes/Getty Images). https://web.archive.org/web/20210825000651/https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ny-tokyo-2020-paralympic-games-opening-ceremony-20210824-kxhhpa6npvds3oxah5yzwkvs2a-photogallery.html. 25 August 2021. live.
  184. Spanish citation listed "Diego Lopez Diaz" as male flag-bearer – Web site: Todos los atletas mexicanos en los Juegos Paralímpicos. 18 September 2021. LIFE AND STYLE. 24 August 2021. es. Amalia Pérez y Diego López Díaz entraron como abanderados de la selección paralímpica de México al Estadio Nacional de Japón. (Buda Mendes/Getty Images). https://web.archive.org/web/20210825030311/https://lifeandstyle.expansion.mx/entretenimiento/2021/08/24/deportes-mexico-paralimpicos-tokio-2020. August 25, 2021. live.
  185. For reference, a photo of Diego Lopez Diaz in spanish citation – News: Vale oro. 18 September 2021. Diario Once. Matías. Giraudi. 2 September 2021. es. Diego López Díaz, ganó el primer lugar en natación de 50 metros libres..
  186. exceptionally, a spanish citation listed "Edgar Barajas" as the male flag-bearer (but no his photo) – News: Toca su turno. 26 August 2021. Diario Once. Matías. Giraudi. 24 August 2021. es. México tuvo su desfile número 13 (el total de participaciones), con Amalia Pérez y Edgar Barajas como abanderados de la delegación.. https://web.archive.org/web/20210826212255/https://www.oncediario.com/notas/33986-juegos-paralimpicos-tokio-2020-mexico. August 26, 2021. live.
  187. Web site: Team Mauritius – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210902210938/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-mauritius.htm. 2021-09-02. limited.
  188. Web site: Team Mozambique – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210920164643/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-mozambique.htm. 2021-09-20. limited.
  189. Web site: Team Maldives – Profile. Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. 2021-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210822053604/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-maldives.htm. 2021-08-22. limited. dead.
  190. Web site: Team Moldova – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210903174851/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-rep-of-moldova.htm. 2021-09-03. limited.
  191. Web site: Team Morocco – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210903141010/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-morocco.htm. 2021-09-03. limited.
  192. Web site: Team Mongolia – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210903141005/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-mongolia.htm. 2021-09-03. limited.
  193. Web site: Team Montenegro – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210903141010/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-montenegro.htm. 2021-09-03. limited.
  194. Web site: Team Jordan – Profile. Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. 2021-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210823130430/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-jordan.htm. 2021-08-23. limited. dead.
  195. Web site: Team Lao People's Democratic Republic – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210903141003/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-lao-p-d-r-.htm. 2021-09-03. limited.
  196. Web site: Team Latvia – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210903141008/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-latvia.htm. 2021-09-03. limited.
  197. Web site: Team Lithuania – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210903141006/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-lithuania.htm. 2021-09-03. limited.
  198. Web site: Team Libya – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210903141006/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-libya.htm. 2021-09-03. limited.
  199. Web site: Team Liberia – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210825025131/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-liberia.htm. 2021-08-25. limited.
  200. Web site: Team Romania – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210903141006/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-romania.htm. 2021-09-03. limited.
  201. Web site: Team Luxembourg – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210903141003/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-luxembourg.htm. 2021-09-03. limited.
  202. Web site: Team Rwanda – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210903141008/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-rwanda.htm. 2021-09-03. limited.
  203. Web site: Team Lesotho – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210825053438/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-lesotho.htm. 2021-08-25. limited.
  204. Web site: Team Lebanon – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210903141004/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-lebanon.htm. 2021-09-03. limited.
  205. Web site: Chuck Aoki And Melissa Stockwell Selected As U.S. Flag Bearers For Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 . Team USA . 23 August 2021 . 13 April 2023.
  206. Web site: Team United States of America – Profile . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. 2021-09-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20210824180913/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-united-states.htm. 2021-08-24. limited.
  207. Web site: Team France – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20210901101638/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-france.htm. 2021-09-01. limited.
  208. Web site: Team Japan – Profile . . 2021-08-24. 2021-09-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20210901101639/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/npc-profile-japan.htm. 2021-09-01. limited.
  209. News: Tokyo holds its breath for the most precarious Paralympics of all . 30 August 2021 . . 24 August 2021. the central band going around the stadium between tiers displays all the athletes names along it as they parade out..

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