During the Parade of Nations within the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, which took place on 23 July 2021, athletes and officials from each participating team entered the Olympic Stadium preceded by their flag and placard bearer. Each flag bearer will have been chosen either by the team's National Olympic Committee or by the athletes themselves. For the first time, each team had the option to allow two flag bearers, one male and one female, in an effort to promote gender equality. These Olympics were postponed from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and due security measures some countries prevented their athletes to participate on event.
Parade order
This was the first edition in which the new protocols approved at the 138th Session of the International Olympic Committee held days before the ceremony were used officially. Some rules were maintained from previous procedures, such as the obligation for the Greek delegation to be the first to enter during the Parade of Nations and the maintenance of the entry of other delegations in the alphabetical order of the organizing country were maintained as the same entering as the last team. However, others were changed, such as the entry of IOC Refugee Olympic Team, composed of refugees from several countries immediately behind the Greek team. Another change was the positioning of the teams whose countries will be the future hosts of the next Summer Olympic Games, which entered the reverse sequence. According to the original planning, the United States would be the 5th delegation to enter placed between Afghanistan and United Arab Emirates delegations, but as the 2028 Summer Olympics are scheduled to be held in Los Angeles, they were placed as 204th delegation. This situation also happened with France which according to the protocol manual would be the 151st delegation, positioned between Brazil and Bulgaria, but due to the fact that Paris will be the host city of the 2024 Summer Olympics who entered as the 205th delegation before the host nation Japan.
As these protocol rules were approved before Brisbane was announced as the 2032 Summer Olympics host, Australia was not allocated to enter before the United States team and retained in its natural position in the Japanese language order between El Salvador and Austria. Zimbabwe, which has usually been the penultimate nation, was positioned between Singapore and Switzerland, appearing in the middle of the parade. All other teams entered in between in Gojūon order, based on the names of countries in Japanese. The names of the teams were announced in French, English, and Japanese, the official languages of the Olympic movement and the host nation, in accordance with Olympic Charter and International Olympic Committee (IOC) guidelines.
The Republic of North Macedonia had previously competed under the provisional name of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, because of the disputed status of its official name. It was officially renamed to North Macedonia in February 2019 following Prespa Agreement and the Olympic Committee of North Macedonia (NMOC) was officially adopted in February 2020. It was North Macedonia's first appearance at the Summer Olympics under its new name North Macedonia (北マケドニア Kita Makedonia).
Several of the nations marched under their formal Japanese names. For example, the Great Britain delegation marched under the formal name Eikoku ("United Kingdom") rather than the better known informal Igirisu (イギリス), and China's delegation marched under Chūka Jinmin Kyōwakoku ("People's Republic of China") instead of the more common Chūgoku (中国).
On 6 April 2021, North Korea announced that it would not participate in the 2020 Summer Olympics because of COVID-19 concerns. This marked North Korea's first absence from the Summer Olympics since 1988. North Korea (朝鮮民主主義人民共和国 Chōsen Minshushugi Jinmin Kyōwakoku, "Democratic People's Republic of Korea") would have marched between Tunisia and Chile.
Teams and flagbearers
On 4 March 2020, the IOC announced that each team can have the option to allow two flag bearers, one male and one female, in an effort to promote gender equality, after had been trialed in the 1980 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations.
Below is a list of parading teams and their announced flag bearer(s), in the same order as the parade. This is sortable by team name, flag bearer's name, and flag bearer's sport. This was the first time the Parade of Nations was conducted in Japanese order.
| Order | Team | Japanese | Roman Transliteration (in Hepburn) | Flag bearer(s) | Sport(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | ギリシャ | Girisha | Anna Korakaki | Shooting | |
| Eleftherios Petrounias | Gymnastics | |||||
| 2 | Refugee Olympic Team | 難民選手団 | Nanmin Senshu-dan | Yusra Mardini | Swimming | |
| Tachlowini Gabriyesos | Athletics | |||||
| 3 | Iceland | アイスランド | Aisurando | Snæfríður Jórunnardóttir | Swimming | |
| Anton McKee | ||||||
| 4 | Ireland | アイルランド | Airurando | Kellie Harrington | Boxing | |
| Brendan Irvine | ||||||
| 5 | Azerbaijan | アゼルバイジャン | Azerubaijan | Farida Azizova | Taekwondo | |
| Rustam Orujov | Judo | |||||
| 6 | Afghanistan | アフガニスタン | Afuganisutan | Farzad Mansouri | Taekwondo | |
| Kamia Yousufi | Athletics | |||||
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | アラブ首長国連邦 | Arabu Shuchōkoku Renpō | Yousuf Al-Matrooshi | Swimming | |
| 8 | Algeria | アルジェリア | Arujeria | Amel Melih | Swimming | |
| Mohamed Flissi | Boxing | |||||
| 9 | Argentina | アルゼンチン | Aruzenchin | Cecilia Carranza | Sailing | |
| Santiago Lange | ||||||
| 10 | Aruba | アルバ | Aruba | Allyson Ponson | Swimming | |
| Mikel Schreuders | ||||||
| 11 | Albania | アルバニア | Arubania | Luiza Gega | Athletics | |
| Briken Calja | Weightlifting | |||||
| 12 | Armenia | アルメニア | Arumenia | Varsenik Manucharyan | Swimming | |
| Hovhannes Bachkov | Boxing | |||||
| 13 | Angola | アンゴラ | Angora | Natália Bernardo | Handball | |
| Matias Montinho | Sailing | |||||
| 14 | Antigua and Barbuda | アンティグア・バーブーダ | Antigua Bābūda | Samantha Roberts | Swimming | |
| Cejhae Greene | Athletics | |||||
| 15 | Andorra | アンドラ | Andora | Mònica Dòria | Canoeing | |
| Pol Moya | Athletics | |||||
| 16 | Yemen | イエメン | Iemen | Yasameen Al Raimi | Shooting | |
| Ahmed Ayash | Judo | |||||
| 17 | Israel | イスラエル | Isuraeru | Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko | Athletics | |
| Yakov Toumarkin | Swimming | |||||
| 18 | Italy | イタリア | Itaria | Jessica Rossi | Shooting | |
| Elia Viviani | Cycling | |||||
| 19 | Iraq | イラク | Iraku | Fatimah Al-Kaabi | Shooting | |
| Mohammed Al-Khafaji | Rowing | |||||
| 20 | Islamic Republic of Iran | イラン・イスラム共和国 | Iran Isuramu Kyōwakoku | Hanieh Rostamian | Shooting | |
| Samad Nikkhah Bahrami | Basketball | |||||
| 21 | India | インド | Indo | Mary Kom | Boxing | |
| Manpreet Singh | Field hockey | |||||
| 22 | Indonesia | インドネシア | Indoneshia | Rio Waida | Surfing | |
| 23 | Uganda | ウガンダ | Uganda | Kirabo Namutebi | Swimming | |
| Shadiri Bwogi | Boxing | |||||
| 24 | Ukraine | ウクライナ | Ukuraina | Olena Kostevych | Shooting | |
| Bohdan Nikishyn | Fencing | |||||
| 25 | Uzbekistan | ウズベキスタン | Uzubekisutan | Nigora Tursunkulova | Taekwondo | |
| Bakhodir Jalolov | Boxing | |||||
| 26 | Uruguay | ウルグアイ | Uruguai | Déborah Rodríguez | Athletics | |
| Bruno Cetraro | Rowing | |||||
| 27 | Great Britain | 英国 | Eikoku | Hannah Mills | Sailing | |
| Moe Sbihi | Rowing | |||||
| 28 | Virgin Islands, British | 英領バージン諸島 | Ei-ryō Bājin Shotō | Elinah Phillip | Swimming | |
| Kyron McMaster | Athletics | |||||
| 29 | Ecuador | エクアドル | Ekuadoru | Alexandra Escobar | Weightlifting | |
| Julio Castillo | Boxing | |||||
| 30 | Egypt | エジプト | Ejiputo | Hedaya Malak | Taekwondo | |
| Alaaeldin Abouelkassem | Fencing | |||||
| 31 | Estonia | エストニア | Esutonia | Dina Ellermann | Equestrian | |
| Tõnu Endrekson | Rowing | |||||
| 32 | Eswatini | エスワティニ | Esuwatini | Robyn Young | Swimming | |
| Thabiso Dlamini | Boxing | |||||
| 33 | Ethiopia | エチオピア | Echiopia | Abdelmalik Muktar | Swimming | |
| 34 | Eritrea | エリトリア | Eritoria | Nazret Weldu | Athletics | |
| Ghirmai Efrem | Swimming | |||||
| 35 | El Salvador | エルサルバドル | Erusarubadoru | Celina Márquez | Swimming | |
| Enrique Arathoon | Sailing | |||||
| 36 | Australia | オーストラリア | Ōsutoraria | Cate Campbell | Swimming | |
| Patty Mills | Basketball | |||||
| 37 | Austria | オーストリア | Ōsutoria | Tanja Frank | Sailing | |
| Thomas Zajac | ||||||
| 38 | Oman | オマーン | Omān | Issa Al-Adawi | Swimming | |
| 39 | Netherlands | オランダ | Oranda | Keet Oldenbeuving | Skateboarding | |
| Churandy Martina | Athletics | |||||
| 40 | Ghana | ガーナ | Gāna | Nadia Eke | Athletics | |
| Sulemanu Tetteh | Boxing | |||||
| 41 | Cape Verde | カーボベルデ | Kāboberude | Jayla Pina | Swimming | |
| Jordin Andrade | Athletics | |||||
| 42 | Guyana | ガイアナ | Gaiana | Chelsea Edghill | Table tennis | |
| Andrew Fowler | Swimming | |||||
| 43 | Kazakhstan | カザフスタン | Kazafusutan | Olga Rypakova | Athletics | |
| Kamshybek Kunkabayev | Boxing | |||||
| 44 | Qatar | カタール | Katāru | Tala Abujbara | Rowing | |
| Mohammed Al-Rumaihi | Shooting | |||||
| 45 | Canada | カナダ | Kanada | Miranda Ayim | Basketball | |
| Nathan Hirayama | Rugby sevens | |||||
| 46 | Gabon | ガボン | Gabon | Aya Girard de Langlade Mpali | Swimming | |
| Anthony Mylann Obame | Taekwondo | |||||
| 47 | Cameroon | カメルーン | Kamerūn | Joseph Essombe | Wrestling | |
| Albert Mengue Ayissi | Boxing | |||||
| 48 | Gambia | ガンビア | Ganbia | Gina Bass | Athletics | |
| Ebrima Camara | ||||||
| 49 | Cambodia | カンボジア | Kanbojia | Kheun Bunpichmorakat | Swimming | |
| Pen Sokong | Athletics | |||||
| 50 | North Macedonia | 北マケドニア | Kita Makedonia | Arbresha Rexhepi | Taekwondo | |
| Dejan Georgievski | ||||||
| 51 | Guinea | ギニア | Ginia | Games Volunteer | N/A | |
| 52 | Guinea-Bissau | ギニアビサウ | Giniabisau | Taciana Cesar | Judo | |
| Augusto Midana | Wrestling | |||||
| 53 | Cyprus | キプロス | Kipurosu | Andri Eleftheriou | Shooting | |
| Pavlos Kontides | Sailing | |||||
| 54 | Cuba | キューバ | Kyūba | Yaime Pérez | Athletics | [citation needed] |
| Mijaín López | Wrestling | |||||
| 55 | Kiribati | キリバス | Kiribasu | Kinaua Biribo | Judo | |
| Ruben Katoatau | Weightlifting | |||||
| 56 | Kyrgyzstan | キルギス | Kirugisu | Kanykei Kubanychbekova | Shooting | |
| Denis Petrashov | Swimming | |||||
| 57 | Guatemala | グアテマラ | Guatemara | Isabella Maegli | Sailing | |
| Juan Ignacio Maegli | ||||||
| 58 | Guam | グアム | Guamu | Regine Tugade | Athletics | |
| Joshter Andrew | Judo | |||||
| 59 | Kuwait | クウェート | Kuwēto | Lara Dashti | Swimming | |
| Talal Al-Rashidi | Shooting | |||||
| 60 | Cook Islands | クック諸島 | Kukku Shotō | Kirsten Fisher-Marsters | Swimming | |
| Wesley Roberts | ||||||
| 61 | Grenada | グレナダ | Gurenada | Kimberly Ince | Swimming | |
| Delron Felix | ||||||
| 62 | Croatia | クロアチア | Kuroachia | Sandra Perković | Athletics | |
| Josip Glasnović | Shooting | |||||
| 63 | Cayman Islands | ケイマン諸島 | Keiman Shotō | Jillian Crooks | Swimming | |
| Brett Fraser | ||||||
| 64 | Kenya | ケニア | Kenia | Mercy Moim | Volleyball | |
| Andrew Amonde | Rugby sevens | |||||
| 65 | Côte d'Ivoire | コートジボワール | Kōtojibowāru | Marie-Josée Ta Lou | Athletics | |
| Cheick Sallah Cissé | Taekwondo | |||||
| 66 | Costa Rica | コスタリカ | Kosutarika | Andrea Vargas | Athletics | |
| Ian Sancho Chinchila | Judo | |||||
| 67 | Kosovo | コソボ | Kosobo | Majlinda Kelmendi | Judo | |
| Akil Gjakova | ||||||
| 68 | Comoros | コモロ | Komoro | Amed Elna | Athletics | |
| Fadane Hamadi | ||||||
| 69 | Colombia | コロンビア | Koronbia | Caterine Ibargüen | Athletics | |
| Yuberjen Martínez | Boxing | |||||
| 70 | Congo | コンゴ | Kongo | Natacha Ngoye Akamabi | Athletics | |
| 71 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | コンゴ民主共和国 | Kongo Minshu Kyōwakoku | Marcelat Sakobi Matshu | Boxing | |
| David Tshama Mwenekabwe | ||||||
| 72 | Saudi Arabia | サウジアラビア | Saujiarabia | Tahani Alqahtani | Judo | |
| Husein Alireza | Rowing | |||||
| 73 | Samoa | サモア | Samoa | Alex Rose | Athletics | |
| 74 | São Tomé and Príncipe | サントメ・プリンシペ | Santome Purinshipe | D'Jamila Tavares | Athletics | |
| Buly Da Conceição Triste | Canoeing | |||||
| 75 | Zambia | ザンビア | Zanbia | Tilka Paljk | Swimming | |
| Everisto Mulenga | Boxing | |||||
| 76 | San Marino | サンマリノ | Sanmarino | Arianna Valloni | Swimming | |
| Myles Amine | Wrestling | |||||
| 77 | ROC | ROC | Sofya Velikaya | Fencing | ||
| Maksim Mikhaylov | Volleyball | |||||
| 78 | Sierra Leone | シエラレオネ | Shierareone | Maggie Barrie | Athletics | |
| Frederick Harris | Judo | |||||
| 79 | Djibouti | ジブチ | Jibuchi | Aden-Alexandre Houssein | Judo | |
| 80 | Jamaica | ジャマイカ | Jamaika | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Athletics | |
| Ricardo Brown | Boxing | |||||
| 81 | Georgia | ジョージア | Jōjia | Nino Salukvadze | Shooting | |
| Lasha Talakhadze | Weightlifting | |||||
| 82 | Syrian Arab Republic | シリア・アラブ共和国 | Shiria Arabu Kyōwakoku | Hend Zaza | Table tennis | |
| Ahmad Hamcho | Equestrian | |||||
| 83 | Singapore | シンガポール | Shingapōru | Yu Mengyu | Table tennis | |
| Loh Kean Yew | Badminton | |||||
| 84 | Zimbabwe | ジンバブエ | Jinbabue | Donata Katai | Swimming | |
| Peter Purcell-Gilpin | Rowing | |||||
| 85 | Switzerland | スイス | Suisu | Mujinga Kambundji | Athletics | |
| Max Heinzer | Fencing | |||||
| 86 | Sweden | スウェーデン | Suwēden | Sara Algotsson Ostholt | Equestrian | |
| Max Salminen | Sailing | |||||
| 87 | Sudan | スーダン | Sūdan | Esraa Khogali | Rowing | |
| Abobakr Abass | Swimming | |||||
| 88 | Spain | スペイン | Supein | Mireia Belmonte | Swimming | |
| Saúl Craviotto | Canoeing | |||||
| 89 | Suriname | スリナム | Surinamu | Renzo Tjon-A-Joe | Swimming | |
| 90 | Sri Lanka | スリランカ | Suriranka | Milka Gehani de Silva | Gymnastics | |
| Chamara Dharmawardana | Judo | |||||
| 91 | Slovakia | スロバキア | Surobakia | Zuzana Rehák-Štefečeková | Shooting | |
| Matej Beňuš | Canoeing | |||||
| 92 | Slovenia | スロベニア | Surobenia | Eva Terčelj | Canoeing | |
| Bojan Tokić | Table tennis | |||||
| 93 | Seychelles | セーシェル | Sēsheru | Felicity Passon | Swimming | |
| Rodney Govinden | Sailing | |||||
| 94 | Equatorial Guinea | 赤道ギニア | Sekidō Ginia | Alba Mbo Nchama | Athletics | |
| Benjamín Enzema | ||||||
| 95 | Senegal | セネガル | Senegaru | Jeanne Boutbien | Swimming | |
| Mbagnick Ndiaye | Judo | |||||
| 96 | Serbia | セルビア | Serubia | Sonja Vasić | Basketball | |
| Filip Filipović | Water polo | |||||
| 97 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | セントクリストファー・ネービス | Sentokurisutofā Nēbisu | Amya Clarke | Athletics | |
| Jason Rogers | ||||||
| 98 | St Vincent and the Grenadines | セントビンセント及びグレナディーン諸島 | Sentobinsento Oyobi Gurenadīn Shotō | Shafiqua Maloney | Athletics | |
| 99 | Saint Lucia | セントルシア | Sentorushia | Levern Spencer | Athletics | |
| Jean-Luc Zephir | Swimming | |||||
| 100 | Somalia | ソマリア | Somaria | Ramla Ali | Boxing | |
| Ali Idow Hassan | Athletics | |||||
| 101 | Solomon Islands | ソロモン諸島 | Soromon Shotō | Sharon Firisua | Athletics | |
| Edgar Iro | Swimming | |||||
| 102 | Thailand | タイ | Tai | Naphaswan Yangpaiboon | Shooting | |
| Savate Sresthaporn | ||||||
| 103 | Republic of Korea | 大韓民国 | Daikanminkoku | Kim Yeon-koung | Volleyball | |
| Hwang Sun-woo | Swimming | |||||
| 104 | Chinese Taipei | チャイニーズ・タイペイ | Chainīzu Taipei | Kuo Hsing-chun | Weightlifting | |
| Lu Yen-hsun | Tennis | |||||
| 105 | Tajikistan | タジキスタン | Tajikisutan | Temur Rakhimov | Judo | |
| 106 | United Republic of Tanzania | タンザニア連合共和国 | Tanzania Rengō Kyōwakoku | Games Volunteer | N/A | |
| 107 | Czech Republic | チェコ共和国 | Cheko Kyōwakoku | Petra Kvitová | Tennis | |
| Tomáš Satoranský | Basketball | |||||
| 108 | Chad | チャド | Chado | Demos Memneloum | Judo | |
| Bachir Mahamat | Athletics | |||||
| 109 | Central African Republic | 中央アフリカ共和国 | Chūō Afurika Kyōwakoku | Chloe Sauvourel | Swimming | |
| Francky Mbotto | Athletics | |||||
| 110 | People's Republic of China | 中華人民共和国 | Chūka Jinmin Kyōwakoku | Zhu Ting | Volleyball | |
| Zhao Shuai | Taekwondo | |||||
| 111 | Tunisia | チュニジア | Chunijia | Inès Boubakri | Fencing | |
| Mehdi Ben Cheikh | Volleyball | |||||
| 112 | Chile | チリ | Chiri | Francisca Crovetto | Shooting | |
| Marco Grimalt | Volleyball | |||||
| 113 | Tuvalu | ツバル | Tsubaru | Matie Stanley | Athletics | |
| Karalo Maibuca | ||||||
| 114 | Denmark | デンマーク | Denmāku | Sara Slott Petersen | Athletics | |
| Jonas Warrer | Sailing | |||||
| 115 | Germany | ドイツ | Doitsu | Laura Ludwig | Volleyball | |
| Patrick Hausding | Diving | |||||
| 116 | Togo | トーゴ | Tōgo | Claire Ayivon | Rowing | |
| Dodji Fanny | Table tennis | |||||
| 117 | Dominica | ドミニカ | Dominika | Thea LaFond | Athletics | |
| Dennick Luke | ||||||
| 118 | Dominican Republic | ドミニカ共和国 | Dominika Kyōwakoku | Prisilla Rivera | Volleyball | |
| Rodrigo Marte | Boxing | |||||
| 119 | Trinidad and Tobago | トリニダード・トバゴ | Torinidādo Tobago | Kelly-Ann Baptiste | Athletics | |
| 120 | Turkmenistan | トルクメニスタン | Torukumenisutan | Gulbadam Babamuratova | Judo | |
| Merdan Ataýew | Swimming | |||||
| 121 | Turkey | トルコ | Toruko | Merve Tuncel | Swimming | |
| Berke Saka | ||||||
| 122 | Tonga | トンガ | Tonga | Malia Paseka | Taekwondo | |
| Pita Taufatofua | ||||||
| 123 | Nigeria | ナイジェリア | Naijeria | Odunayo Adekuoroye | Wrestling | |
| Quadri Aruna | Table tennis | |||||
| 124 | Nauru | ナウル | Nauru | Nancy Genzel Abouke | Weightlifting | |
| Jonah Harris | Athletics | |||||
| 125 | Namibia | ナミビア | Namibia | Maike Diekmann | Rowing | |
| Jonas Jonas | Boxing | |||||
| 126 | Nicaragua | ニカラグア | Nikaragua | Sema Ludrick | Weightlifting | |
| Edwin Barberena | Shooting | |||||
| 127 | Niger | ニジェール | Nijēru | Roukaya Mahamane | Swimming | |
| Abdoul Razak Issoufou | Taekwondo | |||||
| 128 | New Zealand | ニュージーランド | Nyūjīrando | Sarah Hirini | Rugby sevens | |
| David Nyika | Boxing | |||||
| 129 | Nepal | ネパール | Nepāru | Gaurika Singh | Swimming | |
| Alexander Shah | ||||||
| 130 | Norway | ノルウェー | Noruwē | Anne Vilde Tuxen | Diving | |
| Tomoe Zenimoto Hvas | Swimming | |||||
| 131 | Bahrain | バーレーン | Bārēn | Noor Yussuf Abdulla | Swimming | |
| Husain Al-Sayyad | Handball | |||||
| 132 | Haiti | ハイチ | Haichi | Sabiana Anestor | Judo | |
| Darrelle Valsaint | Boxing | |||||
| 133 | Pakistan | パキスタン | Pakisutan | Mahoor Shahzad | Badminton | |
| Muhammad Khalil Akhtar | Shooting | |||||
| 134 | Panama | パナマ | Panama | Atheyna Bylon | Boxing | |
| Alonso Edward | Athletics | |||||
| 135 | Vanuatu | バヌアツ | Banuatsu | Rio Rii | Rowing | |
| 136 | Bahamas | バハマ | Bahama | Joanna Evans | Swimming | |
| Donald Thomas | Athletics | |||||
| 137 | Papua New Guinea | パプアニューギニア | Papuanyūginia | Loa Dika Toua | Weightlifting | |
| Morea Baru | ||||||
| 138 | Bermuda | バミューダ | Bamyūda | Dara Alizadeh | Rowing | |
| 139 | Palau | パラオ | Parao | Osisang Chilton | Swimming | |
| Adrian Ililau | Athletics | |||||
| 140 | Paraguay | パラグアイ | Paraguai | Verónica Cepede | Tennis | |
| Fabrizio Zanotti | Golf | |||||
| 141 | Barbados | バルバドス | Barubadosu | Danielle Titus | Swimming | |
| Alex Sobers | ||||||
| 142 | Palestine | パレスチナ | Paresuchina | Dania Nour | Swimming | |
| Mohammed Hamada | Weightlifting | |||||
| 143 | Hungary | ハンガリー | Hangarī | Aida Mohamed | Fencing | |
| László Cseh | Swimming | |||||
| 144 | Bangladesh | バングラデシュ | Banguradeshu | Diya Siddique | Archery | |
| Mohammed Ariful Islam | Swimming | |||||
| 145 | Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste | 東ティモール民主共和国 | Higashi Timōru Minshu Kyōwakoku | Imelda Ximenes | Swimming | |
| Felisberto de Deus | Athletics | |||||
| 146 | Fiji | フィジー | Fijī | Rusila Nagasau | Rugby sevens | |
| Jerry Tuwai | ||||||
| 147 | Philippines | フィリピン | Firipin | Kiyomi Watanabe | Judo | |
| Eumir Marcial | Boxing | |||||
| 148 | Finland | フィンランド | Finrando | Satu Mäkelä-Nummela | Shooting | |
| Ari-Pekka Liukkonen | Swimming | |||||
| 149 | Bhutan | ブータン | Būtan | Karma Karma | Archery | |
| Sangay Tenzin | Swimming | |||||
| 150 | Puerto Rico | プエルトリコ | Puerutoriko | Adriana Díaz | Table tennis | |
| Brian Afanador | ||||||
| 151 | Brazil | ブラジル | Burajiru | Ketleyn Quadros | Judo | |
| Bruno Rezende | Volleyball | |||||
| 152 | Bulgaria | ブルガリア | Burugaria | Maria Grozdeva | Shooting | |
| Josif Miladinov | Swimming | |||||
| 153 | Burkina Faso | ブルキナファソ | Burukinafaso | Angelika Ouedraogo | Swimming | |
| Hugues Fabrice Zango | Athletics | |||||
| 154 | Brunei Darussalam | ブルネイ・ダルサラーム | Burunei Darusarāmu | Muhammad Isa Ahmad | Swimming | |
| 155 | Burundi | ブルンジ | Burunji | Ornella Havyarimana | Boxing | |
| Belly-Cresus Ganira | Swimming | |||||
| 156 | American Samoa | 米領サモア | Bei-ryō Samoa | Tilali Scanlan | Swimming | |
| Tanumafili Malietoa Jungblut | Weightlifting | |||||
| 157 | Virgin Islands, US | 米領バージン諸島 | Bei-ryō Bājin Shotō | Natalia Kuipers | Swimming | |
| Adriel Sanes | ||||||
| 158 | Vietnam | ベトナム | Betonamu | Quách Thị Lan | Athletics | |
| Nguyễn Huy Hoàng | Swimming | |||||
| 159 | Benin | ベナン | Benan | Nafissath Radji | Swimming | |
| Privel Hinkati | Rowing | |||||
| 160 | Venezuela | ベネズエラ | Benezuera | Antonio Díaz | Karate | |
| Karen León | Judo | |||||
| 161 | Belarus | ベラルーシ | Berarūshi | Hanna Marusava | Archery | |
| Mikita Tsmyh | Swimming | |||||
| 162 | Belize | ベリーズ | Berīzu | Samantha Dirks | Athletics | |
| Shaun Gill | ||||||
| 163 | Peru | ペルー | Perū | Daniella Rosas | Surfing | |
| Lucca Mesinas | ||||||
| 164 | Belgium | ベルギー | Berugī | Nafissatou Thiam | Athletics | |
| Félix Denayer | Field hockey | |||||
| 165 | Poland | ポーランド | Pōrando | Maja Włoszczowska | Cycling | |
| Paweł Korzeniowski | Swimming | |||||
| 166 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | ボスニア・ヘルツェゴビナ | Bosunia Herutsegobina | Larisa Cerić | Judo | |
| Amel Tuka | Athletics | |||||
| 167 | Botswana | ボツワナ | Botsuwana | Amantle Montsho | Athletics | |
| Rajab Otukile Mahommed | Boxing | |||||
| 168 | Bolivia | ボリビア | Boribia | Karen Torrez | Swimming | |
| Gabriel Castillo | ||||||
| 169 | Portugal | ポルトガル | Porutogaru | Telma Monteiro | Judo | |
| Nelson Évora | Athletics | |||||
| 170 | Hong Kong, China | ホンコン・チャイナ | Honkon Chaina | Tse Ying Suet | Badminton | |
| Cheung Ka Long | Fencing | |||||
| 171 | Honduras | ホンジュラス | Honjurasu | Keyla Ávila | Taekwondo | |
| Julio Horrego | Swimming | |||||
| 172 | Marshall Islands | マーシャル諸島 | Māsharu Shotō | Colleen Furgeson | Swimming | |
| Phillip Kinono | ||||||
| 173 | Madagascar | マダガスカル | Madagasukaru | Damiella Nomenjanahary | Judo | |
| Éric Andriantsitohaina | Weightlifting | |||||
| 174 | Malawi | マラウイ | Maraui | Jessica Makwenda | Swimming | |
| Areneo David | Archery | |||||
| 175 | Mali | マリ | Mari | Seydou Fofana | Taekwondo | |
| 176 | Malta | マルタ | Maruta | Eleanor Bezzina | Shooting | |
| Andrew Chetcuti | Swimming | |||||
| 177 | Malaysia | マレーシア | Marēshia | Goh Liu Ying | Badminton | |
| Lee Zii Jia | ||||||
| 178 | Federated States of Micronesia | ミクロネシア連邦 | Mikuroneshia Renpō | Taeyanna Adams | Swimming | |
| Scott Fiti | Athletics | |||||
| 179 | South Africa | 南アフリカ | Minami Afurika | Phumelela Mbande | Field hockey | |
| Chad le Clos | Swimming | |||||
| 180 | South Sudan | 南スーダン | Minami Sūdan | Lucia Moris | Athletics | |
| Abraham Guem | ||||||
| 181 | Myanmar | ミャンマー | Myanmā | Games Volunteer | N/A | |
| 182 | Mexico | メキシコ | Mekishiko | Gabriela López | Golf | |
| Rommel Pacheco | Diving | |||||
| 183 | Mauritius | モーリシャス | Mōrishasu | Roilya Ranaivosoa | Weightlifting | |
| Richarno Colin | Boxing | |||||
| 184 | Mauritania | モーリタニア | Mōritania | Houlèye Ba | Athletics | |
| Abidine Abidine | ||||||
| 185 | Mozambique | モザンビーク | Mozanbīku | Rady Adosinda Gramane | Boxing | |
| Kevin Loforte | Judo | |||||
| 186 | Monaco | モナコ | Monako | Quentin Antognelli | Rowing | |
| Xiaoxin Yang | Table tennis | |||||
| 187 | Maldives | モルディブ | Morudibu | Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq | Badminton | |
| Mubal Azzam Ibrahim | Swimming | |||||
| 188 | Republic of Moldova | モルドバ共和国 | Morudoba Kyōwakoku | Alexandra Mîrca | Archery | |
| Dan Olaru | ||||||
| 189 | Morocco | モロッコ | Morokko | Oumaïma Belahbib | Boxing | |
| Ramzi Boukhiam | Surfing | |||||
| 190 | Mongolia | モンゴル | Mongoru | Onolbaatar Khulan | Basketball | |
| Duurenbayar Ulziibayar | Judo | |||||
| 191 | Montenegro | モンテネグロ | Monteneguro | Jovanka Radičević | Handball | |
| Draško Brguljan | Water polo | |||||
| 192 | Jordan | ヨルダン | Yorudan | Julyana Al-Sadeq | Taekwondo | |
| Zeyad Ishaish | Boxing | |||||
| 193 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | ラオス人民民主共和国 | Raosu Jinmin Minshu Kyōwakoku | Silina Pha Aphay | Athletics | |
| Santisouk Inthavong | Swimming | |||||
| 194 | Latvia | ラトビア | Ratobia | Jeļena Ostapenko | Tennis | |
| Agnis Čavars | Basketball | |||||
| 195 | Lithuania | リトアニア | Ritoania | Sandra Jablonskytė | Judo | |
| Giedrius Titenis | Swimming | |||||
| 196 | Libya | リビア | Ribia | Al-Hussein Gambour | Rowing | |
| 197 | Liechtenstein | リヒテンシュタイン | Rihitenshutain | Julia Hassler | Swimming | |
| Raphael Schwendinger | Judo | |||||
| 198 | Liberia | リベリア | Riberia | Ebony Morrison | Athletics | |
| Joseph Fahnbulleh | ||||||
| 199 | Romania | ルーマニア | Rūmania | Simona Radiș | Rowing | |
| Robert Glință | Swimming | |||||
| 200 | Luxembourg | ルクセンブルク | Rukusenburuku | Christine Majerus | Cycling | |
| Raphaël Stacchiotti | Swimming | |||||
| 201 | Rwanda | ルワンダ | Ruwanda | Alphonsine Agahozo | Swimming | |
| John Hakizimana | Athletics | |||||
| 202 | Lesotho | レソト | Resoto | Games Volunteer | N/A | |
| 203 | Lebanon | レバノン | Rebanon | Ray Bassil | Shooting | |
| Nacif Elias | Judo | |||||
| 204 | United States | アメリカ合衆国 | Amerika Gasshūkoku | Sue Bird | Basketball | |
| Eddy Alvarez | Baseball | |||||
| 205 | France | フランス | Furansu | Clarisse Agbegnenou | Judo | |
| Samir Aït Saïd | Gymnastics | |||||
| 206 | Japan | 日本 | Nihon | Yui Susaki | Wrestling | |
| Rui Hachimura | Basketball |
Notes
- The team's full name is Équipe olympique des réfugiés/IOC Refugee Olympic Team/IOCオリンピック難民選手団. The displays and announcers used the full French name, and a shortened English and Japanese name.
- In fact, based on citations to other references with photos, Rio Waida eventually became the sole flagbearer for the parade of nations during the opening ceremony. Nurul Akmal, who was originally chosen and mentioned on the Tokyo 2020 official website as the nation's de jure co-flagbearer, did not wear the traditional attire. Instead, she wore the contingent uniform and walked alongside other participants and coaches.
- The delegation used the flag of the Russian Olympic Committee.
- ROC was sorted based on a Japanese reading of its French abbreviation COR, シー・オー・アール (Shī Ō Āru). While the English and Japanese parts of the displays both used the official English name "ROC",[better source needed] the delegation was announced with its expanded name Comité olympique russe/Russian Olympic Committee/ロシアオリンピック委員会 Roshia Orinpikku Iinkai.
- He replaced Hamish Bond.
- EJ Obiena was originally chosen, but he was replaced by men's middleweight boxer Eumir Marcial because of a new protocol that required flagbearers to be in Tokyo 48 hours before the opening ceremony. Obiena was scheduled to arrive on 23 July, the exact day of the opening ceremony.
- Yulimar Rojas was selected and set to be flag bearer with Díaz, but was not at the opening ceremony. Karen León walked alongside Díaz at the opening ceremony, but did not carry the flag, and Díaz was named as the nation's only opening flagbearer in a later interview.
- These citations does not state, "Karen León walked alongside Díaz at the opening ceremony, but did not carry the flag" , "Dias was nominated as the only standard-bearer in the country in a later interview.".
- Khairul Anuar Mohamad was originally chosen, but requested to be replaced to focus for the archery competition a day after the ceremony.
- Simona Halep was originally chosen, but had to withdraw due to injury.
- Mădălina Bereș was chosen to replace Halep, but passed the opportunity to her partner in the doubles.
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)'s parade entrance
Multiple Taiwanese media outlets, as well as Japanese lawmaker Akihisa Nagashima, reported that the Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) delegation had been specially ordered within the parade so that they would march under タ ta for either "Taiwan" or ambiguously "Chinese Taipei" rather than チ chi or チャイ chai for "Chinese Taipei". However, it would have done this regardless of special ordering, as Chinese Taipei has paraded under "T" or its equivalent in every Parade of Nations language other than Chinese (including, for example, PyeongChang 2018 and Seoul 1988).
NHK, the opening ceremony's official Japanese broadcaster, also specially commented "It's Taiwan!" (台湾です！ Taiwan desu!) after the stadium announcers finished announcing the name "Chinese Taipei", which also received attention from Taiwanese media.
Music
Musical pieces for the Parade of Nations were selected from several video game soundtracks created in Japan. These selections included themes from Square Enix's Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, SaGa, Nier, and Chrono Trigger, Disney's Kingdom Hearts, Bandai Namco's Tales series, Soulcalibur, and Ace Combat, Capcom's Monster Hunter, Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer and Gradius, and Sega Sammy's Sonic the Hedgehog and Phantasy Star.
See also
- 2020 Summer Paralympics Parade of Nations
- 1964 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations, also in Tokyo, Japan.
- 1998 Winter Olympics Parade of Nations
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