2018 Asian Games Parade of Nations

2018 Asian Games
Parade of Nations
Date 18 August 2018 (2018-08-18)
Time 19:00 – 21:25 Indonesia Western Time (UTC+7)
Location Jakarta, Indonesia
Coordinates 6°13′7″S 106°48′9″E / 6.21861°S 106.80250°E / -6.21861; 106.80250

During the 2018 Asian Games Parade of Nations at the 2018 Asian Games opening ceremony, beginning at 19:00 IWST (UTC+7) on 18 August 2018, athletes bearing the flags of their respective nations led their national delegations as they paraded into the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in the co-host city of Jakarta, Indonesia. 44 teams marched in (43 nations and the Unified Korea team).[1]

List

Host nation Indonesia enters the stadium
Iran enters the stadium
Uzbekistan enters the stadium
Malaysia enters the stadium

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 OCA.

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Order Nation Indonesian name Flag bearer Sport
1 AfghanistanAfganistan
2 BahrainBahrainBader Nasser[2]Official
3 BangladeshBangladeshMabia Akhter[3]Weightlifting
4 BhutanBhutanKarma[4]Archery
5 BruneiBruneiBasma Lachkar[5]Wushu
6 CambodiaKambojaSorn Seavmey[6]Taekwondo
7 ChinaChinaZhao Shuai[7]Taekwondo
8 Hong KongHong KongVivian Kong Man Wai[8]Fencing
9 IndiaIndiaNeeraj Chopra[9]Athletics
10 IranIranElaheh Ahmadi[10]Shooting
11 IraqIrak
12 JapanJepangYukiko Ueno[11]Softball
13 JordanYordaniaAhmad Abu-Ghaush[12]Taekwondo
14 KazakhstanKazakhstanAbilkhan Amankul[13]Boxing
15 KoreaKoreaLim Yung-hui[14] (South)Basketball
Ju Kyong-chol[15] (North)Football
16 KuwaitKuwaitEssa Al-Zankawi[16]Athletics
17 KyrgyzstanKirgistanKanybek Uulu Onolbek[17]Volleyball
18 LaosLaos
19 LebanonLebanonGabriella Doueihy[18]Swimming
20 MacauMakau
21 MalaysiaMalaysiaSyakilla Salni[19]Karate
22 MaldivesMaladewa
23 MongoliaMongoliaNatsagsürengiin Zolboo[20]Wrestling
24 MyanmarMyanmarZaw Lwin Tun[21]Volleyball
25 NepalNepalKamal Bahadur Adhikari[22]Weightlifting
26 OmanOmanMahmood al Hassani[23]Field hockey
27 PakistanPakistanMuhammad Rizwan Sr.[24]Field hockey
28 PalestinePalestina
29 PhilippinesFilipinaJordan Clarkson[25]Basketball
30 QatarQatarAbdulla Al-Tamimi[26]Squash
31 Saudi ArabiaArab SaudiAli Al-Othman[27]Weightlifting
32 SingaporeSingapuraHoe Wah Toon[28]Gymnastics
33 Sri LankaSri LankaDinusha Gomes[29]Weightlifting
34 SyriaSuriahAbdulwahab Al-Hamwi[30]Basketball
35 Chinese TaipeiChina TaipeiKuo Hsing-chun[31]Weightlifting
36 TajikistanTajikistanRustam Iskandari[32]Wrestling
37 ThailandThailandPleumjit Thinkaow[33]Volleyball
38 East TimorTimor Leste
39 TurkmenistanTurkmenistanZiyamuhammet Saparov[34]Wrestling
40 United Arab EmiratesUni Emirat ArabLatifa Al Hosani[35]Fencing
41 UzbekistanUzbekistanIsroil Madrimov[36]Boxing
42 VietnamVietnamVũ Thành An[37]Fencing
43 YemenYaman
44 IndonesiaIndonesiaI Gede Siman Sudartawa[38]Swimming

References

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