During the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, athletes from each participating country paraded in the stadium, preceded by their flag. The flag was borne by a sportsperson from that country chosen either by the National Paralympic Committee or by the athletes themselves to represent their country. It is considered a great honour to bear the country's flag in the Parade of Nations.

Parade order

Per tradition, the host country, in this case the People's Republic of China, marched last however contrary to tradition in the Olympic Games the national team of Greece did not enter first. All other nations marched in name order in the language of the host nation, which in this case is the Chinese language. As Chinese is written in characters and not letters, the order of the teams' entry was determined by the number of strokes in the first character of their respective countries' Simplified Chinese names.[1] Countries with the same number of strokes in the first character are sorted by those of the next character. This made Guinea (几内亚) the first country to enter, as it takes two strokes to write the first character in the country's name (几), and Zambia (赞比亚) last-but-one, ahead of China.

List

The following is a list of each country's flag bearer.

Order Nation Chinese name Pinyin Flag bearer Sport
1 Guinea (GUI) 几内亚 Jīnèiyà Ahmed Barry Athletics
2 Turkey (TUR) 土耳其 Tǔěrqí Korhan Yamac Shooting
3 Turkmenistan (TKM) 土库曼斯坦 Tǔkùmànsītǎn Ovezgeldy Ordjiyev Powerlifting
4 Malta (MLT) 马耳他 Mǎěrtā Atonio Flores Athletics
5 Madagascar (MAD) 马达加斯加 Mǎdájiāsījiā Josefa Harijaona Randrianony Swimming
6 Malaysia (MAS) 马来西亚 Mǎláixīyà Mariappan Perumal Powerlifting
7 Mali (MLI) 马里 Mǎlǐ Sissoko Facourou Powerlifting
8 Macedonia (MKD) 前南斯拉夫马其顿共和国 Qián Nánsīlāfū Mǎqídùn Gònghéguó Vanco Karanfilov Shooting
9 Ecuador (ECU) 厄瓜多尔 Èguāduōěr Jose Marino Powerlifting
10 Jamaica (JAM) 牙买加 Yámǎijiā Tanto Campbell Athletics
11 Belgium (BEL) 比利时 Bǐlìshí Nico Vergeylen Table tennis
12 Vanuatu (VAN) 瓦努阿图 Wǎnǔātú Tom Tete Powerlifting
13 Israel (ISR) 以色列 Yǐsèliè Yizhar Cohen Swimming
14 Japan (JPN) 日本 Rìběn Toru Suzuki Athletics
15 Chinese Taipei (TPE) 中华台北 Zhōnghuá Táiběi Hou Ting-Sung Table tennis
16 Central African Republic (CAF) 中非 Zhōngfēi Rosel-Clemariot-Christian Nikona Athletics
17 Hong Kong (HKG) 中国香港 Zhōngguó Xiānggǎng So Wa Wai Athletics
18 Macau (MAC) 中国澳门 Zhōngguó Àomén Kuong Sio Ieng Athletics
19 Benin (BEN) 贝宁 Bèiníng Blandine Sahenou Powerlifting
20 Mauritius (MRI) 毛里求斯 Máolǐqiúsī Richard Souci Athletics
21 Denmark (DEN) 丹麦 Dānmài Jackie Christiansen Athletics
22 Uganda (UGA) 乌干达 Wūgāndá Billy Ssengendo Powerlifting
23 Ukraine (UKR) 乌克兰 Wūkèlán Andrii Komar Wheelchair fencing
24 Uruguay (URU) 乌拉圭 Wūlāguī Henry Borges Judo
25 Uzbekistan (UZB) 乌兹别克斯坦 Wūzībiékèsītǎn Ravil Diganshin Athletics / Powerlifting
26 Barbados (BAR) 巴巴多斯 Bābāduōsī David Taylor Swimming
27 Papua New Guinea (PNG) 巴布亚新几内亚 Bābùyà Xīn Jǐnèiyà Francis Kompaon Athletics
28 Brazil (BRA) 巴西 Bāxī Antonio Tenorio Silva Judo
29 Bahrain (BRN) 巴林 Bālín Ahmed Meshaimaa Athletics
30 Panama (PAN) 巴拿马 Bānámǎ Said Gomez Athletics
31 Pakistan (PAK) 巴基斯坦 Bājīsītǎn Haider Ali Athletics
32 Palestine (PLE) 巴勒斯坦 Bālèsītǎn Husam Azzam Athletics
33 Cuba (CUB) 古巴 Gǔbā Yunidis Castillo Athletics
34 Burkina Faso (BUR) 布基纳法索 Bùjīnà Fǎsuǒ Lassane Gasbeogo Cycling
35 Burundi (BDI) 布隆迪 Bùlóngdí Remy Nikobimeze Athletics
36 East Timor (TLS) 东帝汶 Dōngdìwèn Liliana da Costa Silva Powerlifting
37 Qatar (QAT) 卡塔尔 Kǎtǎěr Ali Abdulla Mohamed Powerlifting
38 Rwanda (RWA) 卢旺达 Lúwàngdá Jean de Dieu Nkundabera Athletics
39 Luxembourg (LUX) 卢森堡 Lúsēnbǎo Peter Lorkowski Cycling
40 Belarus (BLR) 白俄罗斯 Báiéluósī Ihar Fartunau Athletics
41 India (IND) 印度 Yìndù Rajinder Singh Rahelu Powerlifting
42 Indonesia (INA) 印度尼西亚 Yìndùníxīyà Billy Zeth Makal Powerlifting
43 Lithuania (LTU) 立陶宛 Lìtáowǎn Rolandas Urbonas Athletics
44 Niger (NIG) 尼日尔 Nírìěr Zakari Amadou Powerlifting
45 Nigeria (NGR) 尼日利亚 Nírìlìyà Adekunle Adesoji Athletics
46 Nepal (NEP) 尼泊尔 Níbóěr Jit Bahadur Khadka Athletics
47 Ghana (GHA) 加纳 Jiānà Nkegbe Botsyo Athletics
48 Canada (CAN) 加拿大 Jiānádà Donovan Tildesley Swimming
49 Gabon (GAB) 加蓬 Jiāpéng Thierry Mabicka Athletics
50 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) 吉尔吉斯斯坦 Jíěrjísīsītǎn Roman Omurbekov Powerlifting
51 Laos (LAO) 老挝 Lǎowō Eay Simay Powerlifting
52 Armenia (ARM) 亚美尼亚 Yàměiníyà Greta Khndzrtsyan Powerlifting
53 Spain (ESP) 西班牙 Xībānyá David Casinos Athletics
54 Bermuda (BER) 百慕大 Bǎimùdà Jennifer Southern Secretary General
55 Iraq (IRQ) 伊拉克 Yīlākè Faris Al-Ajeeli Powerlifting
56 Iran (IRI) 伊朗 Yīlǎng Mohammad Reza Mirzaei Athletics
57 Guatemala (GUA) 危地马拉 Wēidìmǎlā Cesar Arturo Lopez Ivajera Athletics
58 Hungary (HUN) 匈牙利 Xiōngyálì Judit Horvathne Palfi Wheelchair fencing
59 Dominican Republic (DOM) 多米尼加共和国 Duōmǐníjiā Gònghéguó Alfonso Olibero Encarnacion Athletics
60 Iceland (ISL) 冰岛 Bīngdǎo Jon Oddur Haldorsson Athletics
61 Angola (ANG) 安哥拉 Āngēlā Jose Armando Athletics
62 Tonga (TGA) 汤加 Tāngjiā Mounga Okusitino Athletics
63 Jordan (JOR) 约旦 Yuēdàn Jamil Elshebli Athletics
64 Finland (FIN) 芬兰 Fēnlán Minna Leinonen Shooting
65 Croatia (CRO) 克罗地亚 Kèluódìyà Marija Ivekovic Athletics
66 Suriname (SUR) 苏里南 Sūlǐnán Biondi Misasi Athletics
67 Libya (LBA) 利比亚 Lìbǐyǎ Sahar Mostafa M El Gnemi Powerlifting
68 Cape Verde (CPV) 佛得角 Fódéjiǎo Artimeza Helena Sequiera Athletics
69 Greece (GRE) 希腊 Xīlà Charalampos Taiganidis Swimming
70 Saudi Arabia (KSA) 沙特 Shātè Osamah Alshanqiti Athletics
71 Algeria (ALG) 阿尔及利亚 Āěrjílìyà Mohamed Allek Athletics
72 United Arab Emirates (UAE) 阿联酋 Āliánqiú Abdullah al Aryani Shooting
73 Argentina (ARG) 阿根廷 Āgēntíng Silvio Velo Football 5-A-Side
74 Oman (OMA) 阿曼 Āmàn Badar al-Harthi Powerlifting
75 Afghanistan (AFG) 阿富汗 Āfùhàn Mohammad Fahim Rahimi Powerlifting
76 Azerbaijan (AZE) 阿塞拜疆 Āsāibàijiān Ilham Zakiyev Judo
77 Namibia (NAM) 纳米比亚 Nàmǐbǐyà Reginald Benade Athletics
78 Tanzania (TAN) 坦桑尼亚 Tǎnsāngníyà Ernest Nyabalale Athletics
79 Latvia (LAT) 拉脱维亚 Lātuōwéiyà Edgars Bergs Athletics
80 Great Britain (GBR) 英国 Yīngguó Danny Crates Athletics
81 Kenya (KEN) 肯尼亚 Kěnníyà Henry Wanyioke Athletics
82 Romania (ROU) 罗马尼亚 Luōmǎníyà Eduard Novak Cycling
83 Venezuela (VEN) 委内瑞拉 Wěinèiruìlā Reinaldo Carvallo Judo
84 France (FRA) 法国 Fǎguó Assia El Hannouni Athletics
85 Faroe Islands (FRO) 法罗群岛 Fǎluó Qúndǎo Heidi Andreasen Swimming
86 Poland (POL) 波兰 Bōlán Krzysztof Smorszczewski Athletics
87 Puerto Rico (PUR) 波多黎各 Bōduō Lígè Nilda Gomez Lopez Shooting
88 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) 波黑 Bōhēi Sabahudin Delalić Sitting volleyball
89 Bangladesh (BAN) 孟加拉国 Mèngjiālāguó Abdul Quader Sumon Athletics
90 Norway (NOR) 挪威 Nuówēi Cecilie Drabsch-Norland Swimming
91 South Africa (RSA) 南非 Nánfēi Natalie du Toit Swimming
92 Cambodia (CAM) 柬埔寨 Jiǎnpǔzhài Vanna Kim Athletics
93 Kazakhstan (KAZ) 哈萨克斯坦 Hāsàkèsītǎn Liazat Salimzenova Powerlifting
94 Kuwait (KUW) 科威特 Kēwēitè Hamad Aladwani Athletics
95 Ivory Coast (CIV) 科特迪瓦 Kētè Díwǎ Oumar Basakoulba Kone Athletics
96 Bulgaria (BUL) 保加利亚 Bǎojiālìyà Stela Eneva Athletics
97 Russia (RUS) 俄罗斯 Éluósī Alexey Ashapatov Athletics
98 Syria (SYR) 叙利亚 Xùlìyà Rasha Alshikh Powerlifting
99 United States (USA) 美国 Měiguó Jennifer Armbruster Goalball
100 Honduras (HON) 洪都拉斯 Hóngdūlāsī Luis Carlos Hernandez Oliva Athletics
101 Zimbabwe (ZIM) 津巴布韦 Jīnbābùwéi Elliot Mujaji Athletics
102 Tunisia (TUN) 突尼斯 Tūnísī Ahmed Benhaj Ali Athletics
103 Thailand (THA) 泰国 Tàiguó Supachai Koysub Athletics
104 Egypt (EGY) 埃及 Aījí Metwaly Ibrahim Mathna Powerlifting
105 Ethiopia (ETH) 埃塞俄比亚 Aīsāiébǐyà Tesfalem Gebru Athletics
106 Lesotho (LES) 莱索托 Láisuǒtuō Thato Mohasoa Athletics
107 Netherlands (NED) 荷兰 Hélán Esther Vergeer Wheelchair tennis
108 Georgia (GEO) 格鲁吉亚 Gélǔjíyà Yago Gorgadze Powerlifting
109 Colombia (COL) 哥伦比亚 Gēlúnbǐyà Moises Fuentes Swimming
110 Costa Rica (CRC) 哥斯达黎加 Gēsīdá Líjiā Giovanny Rodriguez Table tennis
111 Peru (PER) 秘鲁 Bìlǔ Jose Gonzales-Mugaburu Swimming
112 Ireland (IRL) 爱尔兰 Aìěrlán Patrice Dockery Athletics
113 Estonia (EST) 爱沙尼亚 Aìshāníyà Kristo Ringas Swimming
114 Haiti (HAI) 海地 Hǎidì Nephtalie Jean Louis Powerlifting
115 Czech Republic (CZE) 捷克 Jiékè Marketa Sidkova Archery
116 Philippines (PHI) 菲律宾 Fēilǜbīn Adeline Dumapong-Ancheta Powerlifting
117 El Salvador (ESA) 萨尔瓦多 Sàěrwǎduō Zulma Cruz Athletics
118 Samoa (SAM) 萨摩亚 Sàmóyà Mose Faatamala Athletics
119 Tajikistan (TJK) 塔吉克斯坦 Tǎjíkèsītǎn Khayrullo Abdurahimov Powerlifting
120 Vietnam (VIE) 越南 Yuènán Nguyen Quang Vuong Swimming
121 Sri Lanka (SRI) 斯里兰卡 Sīlǐ Lánkǎ Sandun Wasana Perera Powerlifting
122 Slovenia (SLO) 斯洛文尼亚 Sīluòwénníyà Franc Pinter Shooting
123 Slovakia (SVK) 斯洛伐克 Sīluòfákè Ladislav Gaspar Table tennis
124 Portugal (POR) 葡萄牙 Pútáoyá Filomena Franco Rowing
125 South Korea (KOR) 韩国 Hánguó Park Jong-Chul Powerlifting
126 Fiji (FIJ) 斐济 Fěijì Ranjesh Prakash Athletics
127 Montenegro (MNE) 黑山 Hēishān Dusan Dragovic Swimming
128 Chile (CHI) 智利 Zhìlì Robinson Mendez Wheelchair tennis
129 Austria (AUT) 奥地利 Aòdìlì Christoph Etzlstorfer Athletics
130 Myanmar (MYA) 缅甸 Miǎndiàn Myint Win Athletics
131 Switzerland (SUI) 瑞士 Ruìshì Heinz Frei Athletics / Cycling
132 Sweden (SWE) 瑞典 Ruìdiǎn Anders Olsson Swimming
133 Mongolia (MGL) 蒙古 Měnggǔ Bazarsuren Choyondorj Judo
134 Singapore (SIN) 新加坡 Xīnjiāpō Rui Si Theresa Goh Swimming
135 New Zealand (NZL) 新西兰 Xīn Xīlán Sholto Taylor Wheelchair rugby
136 Italy (ITA) 意大利 Yìdàlì Francesca Porcellato Athletics
137 Senegal (SEN) 塞内加尔 Sàinèijiāěr Nidiaye Mor Athletics
138 Serbia (SRB) 塞尔维亚 Sàiěrwéiyà Zlatko Kesler Table tennis
139 Cyprus (CYP) 塞浦路斯 Sàipǔlùsī Karolina Pelendritou Swimming
140 Mexico (MEX) 墨西哥 Mòxīgē Saul Mendoza Athletics
141 Lebanon (LIB) 黎巴嫩 Líbānèn Edward Maalouf Cycling
142 Germany (GER) 德国 Déguó Conny Dietz Goalball
143 Moldova (MDA) 摩尔多瓦 Móěrduōwǎ Larisa Marinenkova Powerlifting
144 Morocco (MAR) 摩洛哥 Móluògē Abdelilah Mame Athletics
145 Australia (AUS) 澳大利亚 Àodàlìyǎ Russell Short Athletics
146 Zambia (ZAM) 赞比亚 Zànbǐyà Lassam Katongo Athletics
147 China (CHN) 中国 Zhōngguó Wang Xiaofu Swimming

See also

Sources

References

  1. ↑ "Opening Ceremony plan released - The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games". Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
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