2017 Asian Winter Games Parade of Nations

The Sapporo Dome hosted the opening ceremony.
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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]

Countries and flagbearers

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  China (CHN)
(People's Republic of China)		 中華人民共和国 Chūka jinmin kyōwakoku Wu Dajing[4] 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-song Short track speed skating
3  Hong Kong (HKG)
(Hong Kong, China)		 ホンコン・チャイナ Honkon chaina Tony Leung[5] Ice hockey
4  India (IND) インド Indo
5  Indonesia (INA) インドネシア Indoneshia Jonathan Sudharta[6] Ice hockey
6  Iran (IRI)
(Islamic Republic of Iran)		 イラン・イスラム共和国 Iran Isuramu kyōwakoku Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki[7] Alpine skiing
7  Jordan (JOR) ヨルダン Yorudan Nasser Majali[8] Jordan Olympic Committee Secretary General
8  Kazakhstan (KAZ) カザフスタン Kazafusutan Yerdos Akhmadiyev[9] Cross-country skiing
9  South Korea (KOR)
(Republic of Korea)		 大韓民国 Daikanminkoku Jung Dong-hyun[10] Alpine skiing
10  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) キルギス Kirugisu Elzar Bolotbekov[11] Ice hockey
11  Lebanon (LBN) レバノン Rebanon Samer Tawk Cross-country skiing
12  Macau (MAC)
(Macau, China)		 マカオ・チャイナ Makao chaina U Chi Fong Ice hockey
13  Malaysia (MAS) マレーシア Marēshia Reezman Bin Isa Ice hockey
14  Mongolia (MGL) モンゴル Mongoru Erdenechimeg Barkhuu[12] Biathlon
15  Nepal (NEP) ネパール Nepāru Saphal-Ram Shrestha[13] Alpine skiing
16  Pakistan (PAK) パキスタン Pakisutan
17  Philippines (PHI) フィリピン Firipin Carlo Garrucho[14] Ice hockey
18  Qatar (QAT) カタール Katāru Thamer Al Mohannadi[15] Ice hockey
19  Singapore (SGP) シンガポール Shingapōru Lucas Ng[16] Short track speed skating
20  Sri Lanka (SRI) スリランカ Suriranka Lukas Hettiarachchi Cross-country skiing
21  Chinese Taipei (TPE) チャイニーズ・タイペイ Chainīzu Taipei Shen Yen-chin Ice hockey
22  Tajikistan (TJK) タジキスタン Tajikisutan
23  Thailand (THA) タイ Tai Thita Lamsam Figure skating
24  Timor-Leste (TLS)
(Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste)		 東ティモール民主共和国 Higashi timōru minshu kyōwakoku Yohan Goutt Gonçalves Alpine 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 Uzubekisutan Kamila Yuldasheva Official
28  Vietnam (VIE) ベトナム Betonamu Nguyen Duc Manh Cross-country skiing
29  Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA) 個人資格参加選手団 Kojin shikaku sanka senshu dan
30  Australia (AUS)
(Guest Australia)		 ゲスト参加 オーストラリア Gesuto sanka Ōsutoraria Deanna Lockett[17] Short track speed skating
31  New Zealand (NZL)
(Guest New Zealand)		 ゲスト参加 ニュージーランド Gesuto sanka Nyūjīrando Jarden Christopher Edward Short track speed skating
32  Japan (JPN) 日本 Nihon Go Tanaka[18] Ice hockey
  • Australia and New Zealand's placards read simply "Australia" and "New Zealand", but were announced and displayed on the stadium's screen as "Guest Australia" and "Guest New Zealand".

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