The Tokyo Paralympics kicked off yesterday with an impressive opening ceremony which saw Greek athletes enter the stadium with teams from the rest of the world, with the Refugee Paralympic team entering the stadium first.
One year after they were also cancelled, the Tokyo Paralympic Games are taking place at a time when Japanese society is very anxious with the worst outbreak of the coronavirus so far.
(AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
The world's greatest sport show will be held from August 24 to September 5, with Greek athletes participating who will compete in 11 sports.
The flag bearers of the Greek Paralympic team are Athanasios Konstantinidis and Anna Denta.
Order of the Parade of Nations at the Opening Ceremony:
- Refugee Paralympic team
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Azerbaijan
- Afghanistan (Introduced by a volunteer as a symbol of “solidarity and peace.”)
- United Arab Emirates
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Aruba
- Armenia
- Angola
- Yemen
- Israel
- Italy
- Iraq
- Iran
- India
- Indonesia
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
- Uruguay
- Great Britain
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- The Russian Paralympic Committee
- The Savior
- Australia
- Austria
- Oman
- Netherlands
- Ghana
- Cape Verde
- Guyana
- Kazakhstan
- Qatar
- Canada
- Gabon
- Cameroon
- Gambia
- Cambodia
- Northern Macedonia
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Cyprus
- Cuba
- Greece
- Kyrgyzstan
- Guatemala
- Kuwait
- Grenada
- Croatia
- Kenya
- Ivory Coast
- Costa Rica
- Colombia
- Congo
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Saudi Arabia
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Zambia
- Sierra Leone
- Jamaica
- Georgia
- Syria
- Singapore
- Zimbabwe
- Switzerland
- Sweden
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Somalia
- Solomon Islands
- Thailand
- South Korea
- Chinese Taipei
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Czech Republic
- Central African Republic
- China
- Tunisia
- Chile
- Denmark
- Germany
- Go
- Dominican Republic
- Turkey
- Nigeria
- Namibia
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- New Zealand
- Nepal
- Norway
- Bahrain
- Haiti
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Bermuda
- Paraguay
- Barbados
- Palestine
- Hungary
- Fiji
- Phillipines
- Finland
- Bhutan
- Puerto Rico
- Faroe Islands
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Virgin Islands
- Vietnam
- Benin
- Venezuela
- Belarus
- Peru
- Belgium
- Poland
- Bosnia Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Portugal
- Hong Kong
- Honduras
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Malta
- South Africa
- Mexico
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Maldives
- Moldova
- Morocco
- Mongolia
- Malaysia
- Montenegro
- Jordan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Libya
- Liberia
- Romania
- Luxembourg
- Rwanda
- Lesotho
- Lebanon
- United States
- France
- Japan
