Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony: the order of sports delegations this evening

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Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony: the order of sports delegations this evening

The Paralympic Games kick off this Wednesday, August 28, 2024, with an opening ceremony that promises to be spectacular. As tradition dictates, the sporting delegations will parade in a particular order.

After a short break to recover from our Olympic emotions, here we are, ready to dive back into the crazy world of sport! The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games kick off this Wednesday, August 28, 2024, with an opening ceremony orchestrated by Thomas Jolly, to be discovered at the Concorde. Dancing, singing, symbols, shows: once again, the artistic director promises plenty of surprises…

The opening ceremony is also an opportunity to meet the athletes from all over the world who will be thrilling us over the next twelve days.

All in all, on Wednesday evening, we’ll be seeing 184 delegations: 4,400 Paralympic athletes taking part in the parade down the Champs-Elysées to the stadium on the Place de la Concorde.

But in what order will the delegations appear? As with the Olympic Games , and to ensure equality between the participating nations, the delegations parade in alphabetical order (following the spelling of the names as they are written in the language of the host country). At these Paris 2024 Games, it’s Afghanistan that opens the ball.

The French delegation brings up the rear: the 237 athletes are led by flag bearers Alexis Hanquinquant (para-triathlon) and Nantenin Keita (para-athletics). France comes last in its capacity as host of these Games, as it did for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games last July. Similarly, Australia and the United States come just before France, despite their alphabetical order, as these two countries are the next hosts of the Summer Games.

It should be noted that some delegations are not present at the ceremony: this is notably the case for Russian and Belarusian athletes competing under the neutral banner, who have not been invited to take part in the event.

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To find out theorder in which the countries you’re interested inwill pass through, or to follow the progress of this part of the Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony in detail, discover the ordered list of countries marching down the Champs-Elysées this Wednesday evening .

The order of sports delegations during the opening ceremony:

1. Afghanistan
2. South Africa
3. Algeria
4. Germany
5. Angola
6. Saudi Arabia
7. Argentina
8. Armenia
9. Aruba
10. Austria
11. Azerbaijan
12. Bahrain
13. Bangladesh
14. Barbados
15. Belgium
16. Benin
17. Bermuda
18. Bhutan
19. Burma
20. Bosnia-Herzegovina
21. Botswana
22. Brazil
23. Bulgaria
24. Burkina Faso
25. Burundi
26. Cambodia
27. Cameroon
28. Canada
29. Cape Verde
30. Central African Republic
31. Chile
32. China
33. Cyprus
34. Colombia
35. Republic of Congo
36. Democratic Republic of Congo
37. Korea, South
38. Costa Rica
39. Ivory Coast
40. Croatia
41. Cuba
42. Denmark
43. Dominican Republic
44. Egypt
45. United Arab Emirates
46. Ecuador
47. Eritrea
48. Spain
49. Estonia
50. Ethiopia
51. Fiji
52. Finland
53. Gabon
54. Gambia
55. Georgia
56. Ghana
57. Great Britain
58. Greece
59. Grenada
60. Guatemala
61. Guinea
62. Guinea-Bissau
63. Haiti
64. Honduras
65. Hong Kong
66. Hungary
67. India
68. Indonesia
69. Iraq
70. Iran
71. Ireland
72. Iceland
73. Israel
74. Italy
75. Jamaica
76. Japan
77. Jordan
78. Kazakhstan
79. Kenya
80. Kiribati
81. Kirghizistan
82. Kosovo
83. Kuwait
84. Laos
85. Lesotho
86. Latvia
87. Lebanon
88. Liberia
89. Libya
90. Lithuania
91. Luxembourg
92. Macao
93. Northern Macedonia
94. Malaysia
95. Malawi
96. Maldives
97. Malta
98. Mali
99. Morocco
100. Mauritius
101. Mexico
102. Moldavia
103. Mongolia
104. Montenegro
105. Mozambique
106. Namibia
107. Nepal
108. Nicaragua
109. Niger
110. Nigeria
111. Norway
112. New Zealand
113. Oman
114. Uganda
115. Uzbekistan
116. Pakistan
117. Palestine
118. Panama
119. Papua New Guinea
120. Paraguay
121. Netherlands
122. Peru
123. Philippines
124. Poland
125. Puerto Rico
126. Portugal
127. Qatar
128. Refugee Olympic Team
129. Romania
130. Rwanda
131. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
132. Solomon Islands
133. Salvador
134. Sao Tome and Principe
135. Senegal
136. Serbia
137. Sierra Leone
138. Singapore
139. Slovakia
140. Slovenia
141. Somalia
142. Sri Lanka
143. Sweden
144. Switzerland
145. Suriname
146. Syria
147. Chinese Taipei
148. Tanzania
149. Czech Republic
150. Thailand
151. Timor-Leste
152. Togo
153. Tonga
154. Trinidad and Tobago
155. Tunisia
156. Turkmenistan
157. Turkey
158. Tuvalu
159. Ukraine
160. Uruguay
161. Vanuatu
162. Venezuela
163. united states virgin islands
164. Vietnam
165. yemen
166. Zambia
167. zimbabwe
168. Australia
169. United States
170. France

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