2020 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations
During the Parade of Nations within the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, athletes and officials from each participating country will enter in the Olympic Stadium preceded by their flag and placard bearer. Each flag bearer will be chosen either by the nation's National Olympic Committee or by the athletes themselves. On 30 March 2020, the IOC and TOCOG announced they had reached an agreement on the new dates for the 2020 Summer Olympics, which would begin on 23 July 2021.
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Parade order
Athletes will enter the stadium in an order dictated by the Olympic tradition. As the originator of the Olympics, the Greek team will enter first. Other teams will enter in alphabetical order based on the names of countries in the Japanese language,[1] the first time this will happen as previous Olympics held in Japan have used the English language. Following tradition, the delegation from the host nation Japan will enter last. The names of the nations will be announced in French, followed by English and Japanese, the official languages of the Olympic movement and the host nation, in accordance with traditional and International Olympic Committee (IOC) guidelines.
The Refugee Olympic Team, composed of refugees from several countries, will be the second nation to enter,[2] after Greece. For the first time in the opening ceremony, the countries that will host the next two Olympic Games, France and the United States, will march before the host nation Japan enters, instead of entering one-hundred-fifty-fourth (between Brazil and Bulgaria) and seventh (between Afghanistan and American Samoa), respectively, according to the Japanese alphabet order.[2]
On 9 December 2019, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) banned Russia from all international sport for a period of four years, after the Russian government was found to have tampered with lab data that it provided to WADA in January 2019 as a condition of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency being reinstated. As a result of the ban, WADA plans to allow individually cleared Russian athletes to take part in the 2020 Summer Olympics under a neutral banner, as instigated at the 2018 Winter Olympics, but they will not be permitted to compete in team sports. The title of the neutral banner has yet to be determined; WADA Compliance Review Committee head Jonathan Taylor stated that the IOC would not be able to use "Olympic Athletes from Russia" (OAR) as it did in 2018, emphasizing that neutral athletes cannot be portrayed as representing a specific country.[3][4][5] Russia later filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the WADA decision.[6] The Court of Arbitration for Sport, on review of Russia's appeal of its case from WADA, ruled on December 17, 2020 to reduce the penalty that WADA had placed. Instead of banning Russia from sporting events, the ruling allowed Russia to participate at the Olympics and other international events, but for a period of two years, the team cannot use the Russian name, flag, or anthem and must present themselves as "Neutral Athlete" or "Neutral Team". The ruling does allow for team uniforms to display "Russia" on the uniform as well as the use of the Russian flag colors within the uniform's design, although the name should be up to equal predominance as the "Neutral Athlete/Team" designation.[7]
List
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, and flag bearer's sport. Names are given in the form officially designated by the IOC. Note that the list is not yet finalised and subject to organisers' decision.
| Order | Nation | Japanese | Roman Transliteration | Flag bearer | Sport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Greece (GRE) | ギリシャ | Girisha | Anna Korakaki | Shooting |
| 2 |  Refugee Olympic Team (ROT) | 難民オリンピックチーム | Nanmin orinpikkuchīmu | ||
| 3 |  Iceland (ISL) | アイスランド | Aisurando | ||
| 4 |  Ireland (IRL) | アイルランド | Airurando | ||
| 5 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | アゼルバイジャン | Azerubaijan | ||
| 6 |  Afghanistan (AFG) | アフガニスタン | Afuganisutan | ||
| 7 |  American Samoa (ASA) | アメリカ領サモア | Amerikaryō Samoa | ||
| 8 |  Virgin Islands (ISV) | アメリカ領バージン諸島 | Amerikaryō Bājin Shoto | ||
| 9 |  United Arab Emirates (UAE) | アラブ首長国連邦 | Arabu Shuchōkoku Renpō | ||
| 10 |  Algeria (ALG) | アルジェリア | Arujeria | ||
| 11 |  Argentina (ARG) | アルゼンチン | Aruzenchin | ||
| 12 |  Aruba (ARU) | アルバ | Aruba | ||
| 13 |  Albania (ALB) | アルバニア | Arubania | ||
| 14 |  Armenia (ARM) | アルメニア | Arumenia | ||
| 15 |  Angola (ANG) | アンゴラ | Angora | ||
| 16 |  Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) | アンティグア・バーブーダ | Antigua Bābūda | ||
| 17 |  Andorra (AND) | アンドラ | Andora | ||
| 18 |  Yemen (YEM) | イエメン | Iemen | ||
| 19 |  Great Britain (GBR) | イギリス | Igirisu | ||
| 20 |  British Virgin Islands (IVB) | イギリス領バージン諸島 | Igirisuryō Bājin Shotō | ||
| 21 |  Israel (ISR) | イスラエル | Isuraeru | ||
| 22 |  Italy (ITA) | イタリア | Itaria | ||
| 23 |  Iraq (IRQ) | イラク | Iraku | ||
| 24 |  Iran (IRN) | イラン・イスラム共和国 | Iran Isuramu Kyōwakoku | ||
| 25 |  India (IND) | インド | Indo | ||
| 26 |  Indonesia (INA) | インドネシア | Indoneshia | ||
| 27 |  Uganda (UGA) | ウガンダ | Uganda | ||
| 28 |  Ukraine (UKR) | ウクライナ | Ukuraina | ||
| 29 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | ウズベキスタン | Uzubekisutan | ||
| 30 |  Uruguay (URU) | ウルグアイ | Uruguai | ||
| 31 |  Ecuador (ECU) | エクアドル | Ekuadoru | ||
| 32 |  Egypt (EGY) | エジプト | Ejiputo | ||
| 33 |  Estonia (EST) | エストニア | Esutonia | ||
| 34 |  Eswatini | エスワティニ | Esuwatini | ||
| 35 |  Ethiopia (ETH) | エチオピア | Echiopia | ||
| 36 |  Eritrea (ERI) | エリトリア | Eritoria | ||
| 37 |  El Salvador (ESA) | エルサルバドル | Erusarubadoru | ||
| 38 |  Australia (AUS) | オーストラリア | Ōsutoraria | ||
| 39 |  Austria (AUT) | オーストリア | Ōsutoria | ||
| 40 |  Oman (OMA) | オマーン | Omān | ||
| 41 |  Netherlands (NED) | オランダ | Oranda | ||
| 42 |  Ghana (GHA) | ガーナ | Gāna | ||
| 43 |  Cape Verde (CPV) | カーボベルデ | Kāboberude | ||
| 44 |  Guyana (GUY) | ガイアナ | Gaiana | ||
| 45 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | カザフスタン | Kazafusutan | ||
| 46 |  Qatar (QAT) | カタール | Katāru | ||
| 47 |  Canada (CAN) | カナダ | Kanada | ||
| 48 |  Gabon (GAB) | ガボン | Gabon | ||
| 49 |  Cameroon (CMR) | カメルーン | Kamerūn | ||
| 50 |  The Gambia (GAM) | ガンビア | Ganbia | ||
| 51 |  Cambodia (CAM) | カンボジア | Kanbojia | ||
| 52 |  North Macedonia | 北マケドニア | Kita Makedonia | ||
| 53 |  Guinea (GUI) | ギニア | Ginia | ||
| 54 |  Guinea-Bissau (GBS) | ギニアビサウ | Giniabisau | ||
| 55 |  Cyprus (CYP) | キプロス | Kipurosu | ||
| 56 |  Cuba (CUB) | キューバ | Kyūba | ||
| 57 |  Kiribati (KIR) | キリバス | Kiribasu | ||
| 58 |  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | キルギス | Kirugisu | ||
| 59 |  Guatemala (GUA) | グアテマラ | Guatemara | ||
| 60 |  Guam (GUM) | グアム | Guamu | ||
| 61 |  Kuwait (KUW) | クウェート | Kuuēto | ||
| 62 |  Cook Islands (COK) | クック諸島 | Kukku Shotō | ||
| 63 |  Grenada (GRN) | グレナダ | Gurenada | ||
| 64 |  Croatia (CRO) | クロアチア | Kuroachia | ||
| 65 |  Cayman Islands (CAY) | ケイマン諸島 | Keiman Shotō | ||
| 66 |  Kenya (KEN) | ケニア | Kenia | ||
| 67 |  Ivory Coast (CIV) | コートジボワール | Kōtojibuwāru | ||
| 68 |  Costa Rica (CRC) | コスタリカ | Kosutarika | ||
| 69 |  Kosovo (KOS) | コソボ | Kosobo | ||
| 70 |  Comoros (COM) | コモロ | Komoro | ||
| 71 |  Colombia (COL) | コロンビア | Koronbia | ||
| 72 |  Republic of the Congo (CGO) | コンゴ | Kongo | ||
| 73 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) | コンゴ民主共和国 | Kongo Minshu Kyōwakoku | ||
| 74 |  Saudi Arabia (KSA) | サウジアラビア | Saujiarabia | ||
| 75 |  Samoa (SAM) | サモア | Samoa | ||
| 76 |  São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) | サントメ・プリンシペ | Santome Purinshipe | ||
| 77 |  Zambia (ZAM) | ザンビア | Zanbia | ||
| 78 |  San Marino (SMR) | サンマリノ | Sanmarino | ||
| 79 |  Sierra Leone (SLE) | シエラレオネ | Shierareone | ||
| 80 |  Djibouti (DJI) | ジブチ | Jibuchi | ||
| 81 |  Jamaica (JAM) | ジャマイカ | Jamaika | ||
| 82 |  Georgia (GEO) | ジョージア | Jōjia | ||
| 83 |  Syria (SYR) | シリア・アラブ共和国 | Shiria Arabu Kyōwakoku | ||
| 84 |  Singapore (SGP) | シンガポール | Shingapōru | ||
| 85 |  Zimbabwe (ZIM) | ジンバブエ | Jinbabue | ||
| 86 |  Switzerland (SUI) | スイス | Suisu | ||
| 87 |  Sweden (SWE) | スウェーデン | Suwēden | ||
| 88 |  Sudan (SUD) | スーダン | Sūdan | ||
| 89 |  Spain (ESP) | スペイン | Supein | ||
| 90 |  Suriname (SUR) | スリナム | Surinamu | ||
| 91 |  Sri Lanka (SRI) | スリランカ | Suriranka | ||
| 92 |  Slovakia (SVK) | スロバキア | Surobakia | ||
| 93 |  Slovenia (SLO) | スロベニア | Surobenia | ||
| 94 |  Seychelles (SEY) | セーシェル | Sēsheru | ||
| 95 |  Equatorial Guinea (GEQ) | 赤道ギニア | Sekidō Ginia | ||
| 96 |  Senegal (SEN) | セネガル | Senegaru | ||
| 97 |  Serbia (SRB) | セルビア | Serubia | ||
| 98 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | セントクリストファー・ネイビス | Sentokurisutofā Neibisu | ||
| 99 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) | セントビンセント・グレナディーン | Sentobinsento Gurenadīn | ||
| 100 |  Saint Lucia (LCA) | セントルシア | Sentorushia | ||
| 101 |  Somalia (SOM) | ソマリア | Somaria | ||
| 102 |  Solomon Islands (SOL) | ソロモン諸島 | Soromon Shotō | ||
| 103 |  Thailand (THA) | タイ | Tai | ||
| 104 |  South Korea (KOR) | 大韓民国 | Daikanminkoku | ||
| 105 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | チャイニーズ・タイペイ | Chainīzu Taipei | ||
| 106 |  Tajikistan (TJK) | タジキスタン | Tajikisutan | ||
| 107 |  Tanzania (TAN) | タンザニア連合共和国 | Tanzania Rengō Kyōwakoku | ||
| 108 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | チェコ共和国 | Cheko Kyōwakoku | ||
| 109 |  Chad (CHA) | チャド | Chado | ||
| 110 |  Central African Republic (CAF) | 中央アフリカ共和国 | Chūō Afurika Kyōwakoku | ||
| 111 |  China (CHN) | 中華人民共和国 | Chūka Jinmin Kyōwakoku | ||
| 112 |  Tunisia (TUN) | チュニジア | Chunishia | ||
| 113 |  North Korea (PRK) | 朝鮮民主主義人民共和国 | Chōsen Minshushugi Jinmin Kyōwakoku | ||
| 114 |  Chile (CHI) | チリ | Chiri | ||
| 115 |  Tuvalu (TUV) | ツバル | Tsubaru | ||
| 116 |  Denmark (DEN) | デンマーク | Denmāku | ||
| 117 |  Germany (GER) | ドイツ | Doitsu | ||
| 118 |  Togo (TOG) | トーゴ | Tōgo | ||
| 119 |  Dominica (DMA) | ドミニカ国 | Dominika Koku | ||
| 120 |  Dominican Republic (DOM) | ドミニカ共和国 | Dominika Kyōwakoku | ||
| 121 |  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | トリニダード・トバゴ | Torinidādo Tobago | ||
| 122 |  Turkmenistan (TKM) | トルクメニスタン | Torukumenisutan | ||
| 123 |  Turkey (TUR) | トルコ | Toruko | ||
| 124 |  Tonga (TGA) | トンガ | Tonga | ||
| 125 |  Nigeria (NGR) | ナイジェリア | Naijeria | ||
| 126 |  Nauru (NRU) | ナウル | Nauru | ||
| 127 |  Namibia (NAM) | ナミビア | Namibia | ||
| 128 |  Nicaragua (NCA) | ニカラグア | Nikaragua | ||
| 129 |  Niger (NIG) | ニジェール | Nijēru | ||
| 130 |  New Zealand (NZL) | ニュージーランド | Nyūjīrando | ||
| 131 |  Nepal (NEP) | ネパール | Nepāru | ||
| 132 |  Norway (NOR) | ノルウェー | Noruwē | ||
| 133 |  Bahrain (BRN) | バーレーン | Bārēn | ||
| 134 |  Haiti (HAI) | ハイチ | Haichi | ||
| 135 |  Pakistan (PAK) | パキスタン | Pakisutan | ||
| 136 |  Panama (PAN) | パナマ | Panama | ||
| 137 |  Vanuatu (VAN) | バヌアツ | Banuatsu | ||
| 138 |  Bahamas (BAH) | バハマ | Bahama | ||
| 139 |  Papua New Guinea (PNG) | パプアニューギニア | Papuanyūginia | ||
| 140 |  Bermuda (BER) | バミューダ | Bamyūda | ||
| 141 |  Palau (PLW) | パラオ | Parao | ||
| 142 |  Paraguay (PAR) | パラグアイ | Paraguai | ||
| 143 |  Barbados (BAR) | バルバドス | Barubadosu | ||
| 144 |  Palestine (PLE) | パレスチナ | Paresuchina | ||
| 145 |  Hungary (HUN) | ハンガリー | Hangarī | ||
| 146 |  Bangladesh (BAN) | バングラデシュ | Banguradeshu | ||
| 147 |  East Timor (TLS) | 東ティモール | Higashi Timōru | ||
| 148 |  Bhutan (BHU) | ブータン | Būtan | ||
| 149 |  Fiji (FIJ) | フィジー | Fijī | ||
| 150 |  Philippines (PHI) | フィリピン | Firipin | ||
| 151 |  Finland (FIN) | フィンランド | Finrando | ||
| 152 |  Puerto Rico (PUR) | プエルトリコ | Puerutoriko | ||
| 153 |  Brazil (BRA) | ブラジル | Burajiru | ||
| 154 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | ブルガリア | Burugaria | ||
| 155 |  Burkina Faso (BUR) | ブルキナファソ | Burukinafaso | ||
| 156 |  Brunei (BRU) | ブルネイ・ダルサラーム | Burunei Darusalāmu | ||
| 157 |  Burundi (BDI) | ブルンジ | Burunji | ||
| 158 |  Vietnam (VIE) | ベトナム | Betonamu | ||
| 159 |  Benin (BEN) | ベナン | Benin | ||
| 160 |  Venezuela (VEN) | ベネズエラ | Benezuera | ||
| 161 |  Belarus (BLR) | ベラルーシ | Berarūshi | ||
| 162 |  Belize (BIZ) | ベリーズ | Berīzu | ||
| 163 |  Peru (PER) | ペルー | Perū | ||
| 164 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) | ベルギー | Berugī | ||
| 165 |  Poland (POL) | ポーランド | Pōrando | ||
| 166 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | ボスニア・ヘルツェゴビナ | Bosunia Herutsuegobina | ||
| 167 |  Botswana (BOT) | ボツワナ | Botsuana | ||
| 168 |  Bolivia (BOL) | ボリビア | Boribia | ||
| 169 |  Portugal (POR) | ポルトガル | Porutogaru | ||
| 170 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | ホンコン・チャイナ | Honkon Chaina | ||
| 171 |  Honduras (HON) | ホンジュラス | Honjurasu | ||
| 172 |  Marshall Islands (MHL) | マーシャル諸島 | Māsharu Shotō | ||
| 173 |  Madagascar (MAD) | マダガスカル | Madagasukaru | ||
| 174 |  Malawi (MAW) | マラウイ | Maraui | ||
| 175 |  Mali (MLI) | マリ | Mari | ||
| 176 |  Malta (MLT) | マルタ | Maruta | ||
| 177 |  Malaysia (MAS) | マレーシア | Marēshia | ||
| 178 |  Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) | ミクロネシア | Mikuroneshia | ||
| 179 |  South Africa (RSA) | 南アフリカ | Minami Afurika | ||
| 180 |  South Sudan (SSD) | 南スーダン | Minami Sūdan | ||
| 181 |  Myanmar (MYA) | ミャンマー | Myanmā | ||
| 182 |  Mexico (MEX) | メキシコ | Mekishiko | ||
| 183 |  Mauritius (MRI) | モーリシャス | Mōrishusu | ||
| 184 |  Mauritania (MTN) | モーリタニア | Mōritania | ||
| 185 |  Mozambique (MOZ) | モザンビーク | Mozanbīku | ||
| 186 |  Monaco (MON) | モナコ | Monako | ||
| 187 |  Maldives (MDV) | モルディブ | Morudibu | ||
| 188 |  Moldova (MDA) | モルドバ共和国 | Morudoba Kyōwakoku | ||
| 189 |  Morocco (MAR) | モロッコ | Morokko | ||
| 190 |  Mongolia (MGL) | モンゴル | Mongoru | ||
| 191 |  Montenegro (MNE) | モンテネグロ | Monteneguro | ||
| 192 |  Jordan (JOR) | ヨルダン | Yorudan | ||
| 193 |  Laos (LAO) | ラオス | Raosu | ||
| 194 |  Latvia (LAT) | ラトビア | Ratobia | ||
| 195 |  Lithuania (LTU) | リトアニア | Ritoania | ||
| 196 |  Libya (LBA) | リビア | Ribia | ||
| 197 |  Liechtenstein (LIE) | リヒテンシュタイン | Rihitenshutain | ||
| 198 |  Liberia (LBR) | リベリア | Riberia | ||
| 199 |  Romania (ROU) | ルーマニア | Rūmania | Simona Halep[8] | Tennis |
| 200 |  Luxembourg (LUX) | ルクセンブルク | Rukusenburuku | ||
| 201 |  Rwanda (RWA) | ルワンダ | Ruwanda | ||
| 202 |  Lesotho (LES) | レソト | Resoto | ||
| 203 |  Lebanon (LBN) | レバノン | Rebanon | ||
| 204 |  United States (USA) | アメリカ合衆国 | Amerika Gasshūkoku | ||
| 205 |  France (FRA) | フランス | Furansu | ||
| 206 |  Japan (JPN) | 日本 | Nihon/Nippon |
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