2017 Asian Winter Games Parade of Nations

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 lead their national delegations as they paraded into the Sapporo Dome in the host city of Sapporo, Japan.

The Sapporo Dome will host the opening ceremony
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Athletes entered the stadium in an order dictated by tradition. The Japanese team entered last, representing the host nation. The names of the nations were announced first in Japanese and then English. The latter being the official language of the Olympic Council of Asia and the former being the official language of the host nation: Japan. The nations were scheduled to enter in alphabetic order of their country names in Japanese, as per regulations.[1] However the nations marched in English alphabetical order.

Background

In September 2016, it was announced athletes from Oceania were invited to compete.[2] Countries from Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) are not deemed as official competitors, however.[3]

The Kuwait Olympic Committee was suspended in October 2015, due to political interference. Therefore, the country is scheduled to compete under the Olympic flag as Independent Olympic Athletes.[4][5]

Countries and flagbearers

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 China (CHN)
(People's Republic of China)		中華人民共和国Chūka jinmin kyōwakokuWu Dajing[6]Short track speed skating
2 North Korea (PRK)
(Democratic People's Republic of Korea)		朝鮮民主主義人民共和国Chōsen minshushugi jinmin kyōwakoku Kim Pyol-songShort track speed skating
3 Hong Kong (HKG)
(Hong Kong,China)		ホンコン・チャイナHonkon chainaTony Leung[7]Ice hockey
4 India (IND)インドIndo
5 Indonesia (INA)インドネシアIndoneshiaJonathan Sudharta[8]Ice hockey
6 Iran (IRI)
(Islamic Republic of Iran)		イラン・イスラム共和国Iran Isuramu kyōwakokuHossein Saveh-Shemshaki[9]Alpine skiing
7 Jordan (JOR)ヨルダンYorudan Nasser Majali[10]Jordan Olympic Committee Secretary General
8 Kazakhstan (KAZ)カザフスタンKazafusutan Yerdos Akhmadiyev[11]Cross-country skiing
9 South Korea (KOR)
(Republic of Korea)		大韓民国Daikanminkoku Jung Dong-hyun[12]Alpine skiing
10 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)キルギスKirugisuElzar Bolotbekov[13]Ice hockey
11 Lebanon (LBN)レバノンRebanonSamer TawkCross-country skiing
12 Macau (MAC)
(Macau , China)		マカオ・チャイナMakao chaina U Chi FongIce hockey
13 Malaysia (MAS)マレーシアMarēshiaReezman Bin IsaIce hockey
14 Mongolia (MGL)モンゴルMongoruErdenechimeg Barkhuu[14]Biathlon
15 Nepal (NEP)ネパールNepāruSaphal-Ram Shrestha[15]Alpine skiing
16 Pakistan (PAK)パキスタンPakisutan
17 Philippines (PHI)フィリピンFiripinCarlo Garrucho[16]Ice hockey
18 Qatar (QAT)カタールKatāruThamer Al Mohannadi[17]Ice hockey
19 Singapore (SGP)シンガポールShingapōruLucas Ng[18]Short track speed skating
20 Sri Lanka (SRI)スリランカSurirankaLukas HettiarachchiCross-country skiing
21 Chinese Taipei (TPE)チャイニーズ・タイペイChainīzu TaipeiShen Yen-chinIce hockey
22 Tajikistan (TJK)タジキスタンTajikisutan
23 Thailand (THA)タイTaiThita LamsamFigure skating
24 East Timor (TLS)
(Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste)		東ティモール民主共和国Higashi timōru minshu kyōwakokuYohan Goutt GoncalvesAlpine skiing
25 Turkmenistan (TKM)トルクメニスタンTorukumenisutan
26 United Arab Emirates (UAE)アラブ首長国連邦Arabu shuchōkoku renpō
27 Uzbekistan (UZB)ウズベキスタンUzubekisutanKamila YuldashevaOfficial
28 Vietnam (VIE)ベトナムBetonamuNguyen Duc ManhCross-country skiing
29 Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA)個人参加資格Kojin sanka shikaku
30 Australia (AUS)オーストラリアŌsutorariaDeanna Lockett[19]Short track speed skating
31 New Zealand (NZL)ニュージーランドNyūjīrandoJarden Christopher EdwardShort track speed skating
32 Japan (JPN)日本NihonGo Tanaka[20]Ice hockey

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