2014 Asian Games Parade of Nations

2014 Asian Games

Venues Torch relay Marketing Opening ceremony (flag bearers) Participating nations Medal table Concerns and controversies Closing ceremony Event calendar Asian Para Games

During the Parade of Nations within the Incheon Asiad, athletes and officials from each participating country paraded in the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium preceded by their flag. Each flag bearer had been chosen either by the nation's National Olympic Committee or by the athletes themselves.

List

Host country South Korea entering the stadium

People's Republic of China entering the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium

Iran entering the stadium with Behdad Salimi carrying the flag

Malaysia athletes entering the stadium

Kazakhstan entering the stadium as the 32nd country

Below is list of national flagbearer during the ceremony.^[1] The nations entered in alphabetic order of their country names in Korean. The host nation entered last, dictated by tradition.

Order	Nation	Hangeul	Roman transliteration	Flagbearer	Sport
1	Nepal	네팔	Nepal	Sneh Rajya Laxmi Rana	Shooting
2	Timor-Leste	동티모르	Dongtimoreu	Lurdes Fabiola	Taekwondo
3	Laos	라오스	Raoseu	Phoxay Aphailath	Wushu
4	Lebanon	레바논	Rebanon	Elias Nacif	Judo
5	Macau	마카오 차이나	Makao Chaina	Chao Man Hou	Swimming
6	Malaysia	말레이시아	Malleisia	Nicol David[2]	Squash
7	Maldives	몰디브	Moldibeu	Ismail Sajid	Volleyball
8	Mongolia	몽골	Monggol	Gantugs Jantsan	Archery
9	Myanmar	미얀마	Miyanma	Nay Lin Aung	Volleyball
10	Bahrain	바레인	Barein	Ali Husain Ali	Handball
11	Bangladesh	방글라데시	Banggeulladesi	Abdullah Hel Baki	Shooting
12	Vietnam	베트남	Beteunam	Hoàng Quý Phước[3]	Swimming
13	Bhutan	부탄	Butan	Kinley Tshering	Archery
14	Brunei	브루나이	Beurunai	Muhammad Fidaly Sanif[4]	Karate
15	Saudi Arabia	사우디아라비아	Saudiarabia	Sultan Al-Hebshi	Athletics
16	Sri Lanka	스리랑카	Seurirangka	Chinthana Vidanage[5]	Weightlifting
17	Syria	시리아	Siria	Ahed Joughili	Weightlifting
18	Singapore	싱가포르	Singgaporeu	Gary Yeo[6]	Athletics
19	United Arab Emirates	아랍에미리트	Arabemiriteu	Juma Al-Maktoum	Shooting
20	Afghanistan	아프가니스탄	Apeuganiseutan	Mahmood Haidari	Taekwondo
21	Yemen	예멘	Yemen	Yaser Ba-Matraf	Taekwondo
22	Oman	오만	Oman	Hatem Al-Hamhami	Football
23	Jordan	요르단	Yoreudan	Sam Daghles	Basketball
24	Uzbekistan	우즈베키스탄	Ujeubekiseutan	Rishod Sobirov[7]	Judo
25	Iraq	이라크	Irakeu	Younis Mahmoud	Football
26	Iran	이란	Iran	Behdad Salimi[8]	Weightlifting
27	India	인도	Indo	Sardara Singh[9]	Field hockey
28	Indonesia	인도네시아	Indonesia	I Gede Siman Sudartawa[10]	Swimming
29	Japan	일본	Ilbon	Kaori Kawanaka[11]	Archery
30	North Korea	조선민주주의인민공화국	Joseon Minjujuui Inmin Gonghwaguk	Sok Yong-bom[12]	Boxing
31	China	중국	Jungguk	Lei Sheng[13]	Fencing
32	Kazakhstan	카자흐스탄	Kajaheuseutan	Adilbek Niyazymbetov	Boxing
33	Qatar	카타르	Katareu	Mubarak Ali Al Muraikhi	Bowling
34	Cambodia	캄보디아	Kambodia	Sorn Seavmey[14]	Taekwondo
35	Kuwait	쿠웨이트	Kuweiteu	Fehaid Al-Deehani	Shooting
36	Kyrgyzstan	키르기스스탄	Kireugiseuseutan	Bolot Toktogonov	Judo
37	Chinese Taipei	차이니스 타이베이	Chainiseu Taibei	Chen Chien-chen	Volleyball
38	Tajikistan	타지키스탄	Tajikiseutan	Mavzuna Chorieva[15]	Boxing
39	Thailand	태국	Taeguk	Kawin Thamsatchanan[16]	Football
40	Turkmenistan	투르크메니스탄	Tureukeumeniseutan	Gylychdurdyyev Gurbanmuhammet	Volleyball
41	Pakistan	파키스탄	Pakiseutan	Muhammad Imran	Field hockey
42	Palestine	팔레스타인	Palleseutain	Ahmad Maher	Football
43	Philippines	필리핀	Pillipin	Geylord Coveta[17]	Sailing
44	Hong Kong	홍콩 차이나	Hongkong Chaina	Cheng Kwok Fai	Sailing
45	South Korea	대한민국	Daehan Minguk	Kim Hyeon-woo[12]	Wrestling

References

1. "仁川亞運開幕式：各國代表隊進場". Yahoo!. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
2. "Nicol does not take lightly opponent at the 2014 incheon Asian Games". Borneo Post. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
3. "Local swimmer to carry Vietnamese flag at 17th Asiad". Danang Today. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
4. "Sporting power on show at opening". Borneo Bulletin. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
5. Kaluarachchi, Anjana (15 September 2014). "Asian and Olympics same level - Vidanage". Ceylon Today. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
6. Lin Fhoong, Low (19 September 2014). "Team Singapore's ready for Asiad". TODAY. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
7. "Rishod Sobirov becomes flagbearer of Uzbekistan at Asian Games". UzDaily. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
8. "Behdad Salimi Named Iran's Flag-Bearer for Asian Games". Tasnim News Agency. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
9. "Sardar Singh to be India's flag bearer at Asian Games opening ceremony". Indian Express. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
10. Ramadhan, Rizki (19 September 2014). "Indonesia to Host 2018 Asian Games after Vietnam's Withdrawal". Global Indonesian Voices. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
11. "Asian Games: Japan name women flag bearer, captain for first time". ZeeNews. Reuters. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
12. Boram, Kim (19 September 2014). "(Asiad) NK's boxing coach named Asiad flag bearer". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
13. "Olympic fencing champion Lei Sheng is China's flag bearer at the Asian Games". Sportskeeda. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
14. "Cambodian Athletes Prepare for 17th Asian Games". Khmer Times. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
15. Mingxin, Bi (3 September 2014). "Chorieva named as Tajikistan's flag bearer for Incheon Asian Games". English.news.cn. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
16. "Goalkeeper Kawin chosen as flag bearer in Incheon". Bangkok Post. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
17. Cordero, Abac (13 September 2014). "17th Asian Games Coveta Phl flag-bearer in rites". Sports Hub. Retrieved 21 September 2014.