Tokyo Olympics 2020 opening ceremony: Full list of flag-bearers
Sportstar takes a look at the flag-bearers representing the countries participating in the marquee event.
Published : Jul 23, 2021 16:51 IST
Ahead of the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Sportstar takes a look at the flag-bearers representing the countries participating in the marquee event.
| Team | Flag-bearer(s) | Disciplines |
| Greece (GRE) | Anna Korakaki, Eleftherios Petrounias | Shooting, Gymnastics |
| Refugee Olympic Team (EOR) | Sofya Velikaya, Maksim Mikhaylov | Fencing, Volleyball |
| Iceland (ISL) | Snæfríður Jórunnardóttir, Anton Sveinn McKee | Swimming |
| Ireland (IRL) | Kellie Harrington, Brendan Irvine | Boxing |
| Azerbaijan (AZE) | Farida Azizova, Rüstəm Orucov | Taekwondo, Judo |
| Afghanistan (AFG) | Farzad Mansouri, Kimia Yousofi | Taekwondo, Athletics |
| United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Yousuf Almatrooshi | Swimming |
| Algeria (ALG) | Amel Melih, Mohamed Flissi | Swimming, Boxing |
| Argentina (ARG) | Cecilia Carranza, Santiago Lange | Sailing |
| Aruba (ARU) | Philip Elhage | Shooting |
| Albania (ALB) | Luiza Gega, Briken Calja | Athletics |
| Armenia (ARM) | Varsenik Manucharyan, Hovhannes Bachkov | Swimming, Boxing |
| Angola (ANG) | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) | ||
| Andorra (AND) | Mònica Dòria | Canoeing |
| Yemen (YEM) | ||
| Israel (ISR) | Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko, Yakov Toumarkin | Athletics, Swimming |
| Italy (ITA) | Jessica Rossi, Elia Viviani | Shooting, Cycling |
| Iraq (IRQ) | ||
| Iran (IRI) | Hanieh Rostamian, Samad Nikkhah Bahrami | Shooting, Basketball |
| India (IND) | Mary Kom, Manpreet Singh | Boxing, Field hockey |
| Indonesia (INA) | Nurul Akmal, Rio Waida | Weightlifting, Surfing |
| Uganda (UGA) | ||
| Ukraine (UKR) | Olena Kostevych, Bohdan Nikishyn | Shooting, Fencing |
| Uzbekistan (UZB) | Oksana Chusovitina, Bobo-Usmon Baturov | Gymnastics, Boxing |
| Uruguay (URU) | Déborah Rodríguez, Bruno Cetraro | Athletics, Rowing |
| Great Britain (GBR) | Hannah Mills, Mohamed Sbihi | Sailing, Rowing |
| British Virgin Islands (IVB) | Elinah Phillip, Kyron McMaster | Swimming, Athletics |
| Ecuador (ECU) | Neisi Dajomes, Julio Castillo | Weightlifting, Boxing |
| Egypt (EGY) | ||
| Estonia (EST) | Dina Ellermann, Tõnu Endrekson | Equestrian, Rowing |
| Eswatini (SWZ) | ||
| Ethiopia (ETH) | ||
| Eritrea (ERI) | ||
| El Salvador (ESA) | Celina Márquez, Enrique Arathoon | Swimming, Sailing |
| Australia (AUS) | Cate Campbell, Patty Mills | Swimming, Basketball |
| Austria (AUT) | Tanja Frank, Thomas Zajac | Sailing |
| Oman (OMA) | Issa Al-Adawi | Swimming |
| Netherlands (NED) | Keet Oldenbeuving, Churandy Martina | Skateboarding, Athletics |
| Ghana (GHA) | Nadia Eke | Athletics |
| Cape Verde (CPV) | ||
| Guyana (GUY) | ||
| Kazakhstan (KAZ) | Olga Rypakova, Kamshybek Kunkabayev | Athletics, Boxing |
| Qatar (QAT) | ||
| Canada (CAN) | Miranda Ayim,Nathan Hirayama | Basketball, Rugby sevens |
| Gabon (GAB) | ||
| Cameroon (CMR) | Joseph Essombe | Wrestling |
| The Gambia (GAM) | ||
| Cambodia (CAM) | ||
| North Macedonia (MKD) | Dejan Georgievski | Taekwondo |
| Guinea (GUI) | ||
| Guinea-Bissau (GBS) | ||
| Cyprus (CYP) | Andri Eleftheriou, Pavlos Kontides | Shooting, Sailing |
| Cuba (CUB) | Yaime Pérez, Mijaín López | Athletics, Wrestling |
| Kiribati (KIR) | Kinaua Biribo | Judo |
| Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | - | |
| Guatemala (GUA) | Mirna Ortiz, Juan Ignacio Maegli | Athletics, Sailing |
| Guam (GUM) | ||
| Kuwait (KUW) | ||
| Cook Islands (COK) | ||
| Grenada (GRN) | ||
| Croatia (CRO) | Sandra Perković, Josip Glasnović | Athletics, Shooting |
| Cayman Islands (CAY) | Jillian Crooks, Brett Fraser | Swimming |
| Kenya (KEN) | Mercy Moim, Andrew Amonde | Volleyball, Rugby sevens |
| Ivory Coast (CIV) | Marie-Josée Ta Lou | Athletics |
| Costa Rica (CRC) | Andrea Vargas | Athletics |
| Kosovo (KOS) | Majlinda Kelmendi, Akil Gjakova | Judo |
| Comoros (COM) | ||
| Colombia (COL) | Caterine Ibargüen | Athletics |
| Republic of the Congo (CGO) | Natacha Ngoye Akamabi | Athletics |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) | Marcelat Sakobi Matshu, David Tshama Mwenekabwe | Boxing |
| Saudi Arabia (KSA) | Yasmeen Aldabagh, Husein Alireza | Athletics, Rowing |
| Samoa (SAM) | Alex Rose | Athletics |
| São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) | Príncipe Tavares, Buly da Conceicao Triste | Athletics, Canoe sprint |
| Zambia (ZAM) | Tilka Paljk, Everisto Mulenga | Swimming, boxing |
| San Marino (SMR) | Arianna Valloni, Myles Amine | Swimming, Wrestling |
| Sierra Leone (SLE) | Maggie Barrie, Frederick Harris | Athletics, Judo |
| Djibouti (DJI) | Aden-Alexandre Houssei | Judo |
| Jamaica (JAM) | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Ricardo Brown | Athletics, Boxing |
| Georgia (GEO) | Nino Salukvadze, Lasha Talakhadze | Shooting, Weightlifting |
| Syria (SYR) | Hend Zaza, Ahmad Saber Hamcho | Table tennis, Equestrian |
| Singapore (SGP) | Yu Mengyu, Loh Kean Yew | Table tennis, Badminton |
| Zimbabwe (ZIM) | Donata Katai, Peter Purcell-Gilpin | Swimming, Rowing |
| Switzerland (SUI) | Mujinga Kambundji, Max Heinzer | Athletics, Fencing |
| Sweden (SWE) | Sara Algotsson Ostholt, Max Salminen | Equestrian, Sailing |
| Sudan (SUD) | Esraa Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed, Abobakr Abass | Rowing, Swimming |
| Spain (ESP) | Mireia Belmonte, Saúl Craviotto | Swimming, Canoeing |
| Suriname (SUR) | Jair Tjon En Fa | Cycling |
| Sri Lanka (SRI) | Milka Gehani de Silva, Chamara Dharmawardana | Gymnastics, Judo |
| Slovakia (SVK) | Zuzana Rehák-Štefečeková, Matej Beňuš | Shooting, Canoeing |
| Slovenia (SLO) | ||
| Seychelles (SEY) | Felicity Passon, Rodney Govinden | Swimming, Sailing |
| Equatorial Guinea (GEQ) | ||
| Senegal (SEN) | Jeanne Boutbien, Mbagnick Ndiaye | Swimming, Judo |
| Serbia (SRB) | Sonja Vasić, Filip Filipović | Basketball, Water polo |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | ||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) | ||
| Saint Lucia (LCA) | ||
| Somalia (SOM) | ||
| Solomon Islands (SOL) | ||
| Thailand (THA) | Naphaswan Yangpaiboon, Savate Sresthaporn | Shooting |
| South Korea (KOR) | Kim Yeon-koung, Hwang Sun-woo | Volleyball, Swimming |
| Tajikistan (TJK) | ||
| Tanzania (TAN) | ||
| Czech Republic (CZE) | ||
| Chinese Taipei (TPE) | Kuo Hsing-chun, Lu Yen-hsun | Weightlifting, Tennis |
| Chad (CHA) | ||
| Central African Republic (CAF) | ||
| China (CHN) | Zhu Ting, Zhao Shuai | Volleyball, Taekwondo |
| Tunisia (TUN) | Inès Boubakri, Mehdi Ben Cheikh | Fencing, Volleyball |
| Chile (CHI) | Francisca Crovetto, Marco Grimalt | Shooting, Volleyball |
| Tuvalu (TUV) | ||
| Denmark (DEN) | Sara Slott Petersen, Jonas Warrer | Athletics, Sailing |
| Germany (GER) | Laura Ludwig, Patrick Hausding | Volleyball, Diving |
| Togo (TOG) | Claire Akossiwa | Rowing |
| Dominica (DMA) | ||
| Dominican Republic (DOM) | Prisilla Rivera, Rodrigo Marte | Volleyball, Boxing |
| Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | ||
| Turkmenistan (TKM) | ||
| Turkey (TUR) | Merve Tuncel, Berke Saka | Swimming |
| Tonga (TGA) | Pita Taufatofua | Taekwondo |
| Nigeria (NGR) | Odunayo Adekuoroye | Wrestling |
| Nauru (NRU) | ||
| Namibia (NAM) | ||
| Nicaragua (NCA) | ||
| Niger (NIG) | ||
| New Zealand (NZL) | Sarah Hirini, Hamish Bond | Rugby sevens, Rowing |
| Nepal (NEP) | Gaurika Singh | Swimming |
| Norway (NOR) | ||
| Bahrain (BRN) | ||
| Haiti (HAI) | Sabiana Anestor, Plast Darrell Valsain | Judo, Boxing |
| Pakistan (PAK) | Mahoor Shahzad, Muhammad Khalil Akhtar | Badminton, Shooting |
| Panama (PAN) | Atheyna Bylon, Alonso Edward | Boxing, Athletics |
| Vanuatu (VAN) | Rio Rii | Rowing |
| Bahamas (BAH) | ||
| Papua New Guinea (PNG) | ||
| Bermuda (BER) | Dara Alizadeh | Rowing |
| Palau (PLW) | ||
| Paraguay (PAR) | Verónica Cepede, Fabrizio Zanotti | Tennis, Golf |
| Barbados (BAR) | ||
| Palestine (PLE) | ||
| Hungary (HUN) | Aida Mohamed, László Cseh | Fencing, Swimming |
| Bangladesh (BAN) | ||
| East Timor (TLS) | ||
| Fiji (FIJ) | Rusila Nagasau, Jerry Tuwai | Rugby sevens |
| Philippines (PHI) | Kiyomi Watanabe, Eumir Marcial | Judo, Boxing |
| Finland (FIN) | Satu Mäkelä-Nummela, Ari-Pekka Liukkonen | Shooting, Swimming |
| Bhutan (BHU) | ||
| Puerto Rico (PUR) | Adriana Díaz, Brian Afanador | Table tennis |
| Brazil (BRA) | Ketleyn Quadros, Bruno Rezende | Judo, Volleyball |
| Bulgaria (BUL) | Maria Grozdeva | Shooting |
| Burkina Faso (BUR) | Hugues Fabrice Zango | Athletics |
| Brunei (BRU) | ||
| Burundi (BDI) | ||
| American Samoa (ASA) | ||
| Virgin Islands (ISV) | ||
| Vietnam (VIE) | ||
| Benin (BEN) | Odile Ahouanwanou | Athletics |
| Venezuela (VEN) | Yulimar Rojas, Antonio Díaz | Athletics, Karate |
| Belarus (BLR) | ||
| Belize (BIZ) | ||
| Peru (PER) | Daniella Rosas, Lucca Mesinas | Surfing |
| Belgium (BEL) | Nafissatou Thiam, Félix Denayer | Athletics, Field hockey |
| Poland (POL) | Maja Włoszczowska, Paweł Korzeniowski | Cycling, Swimming |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | Larisa Cerić, Amel Tuka | Judo Athletics |
| Botswana (BOT) | Amantle Montsho, Rajab Otukile Mahommed | Athletics/Boxing |
| Bolivia (BOL) | Karen Torrez, Gabriel Castillo | Swimming |
| Portugal (POR) | Telma Monteiro, Nelson Évora | Judo, Athletics |
| Hong Kong (HKG) | Tse Ying Suet, Cheung Ka Long | Badminton, Fencing |
| Honduras (HON) | Julio Horrego | Swimming |
| Marshall Islands (MHL) | Colleen Furgeson, Phillip Kinono | Swimming |
| Madagascar (MAD) | Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina | Weightlifting |
| Malawi (MAW) | Jessica Makwenda, Areneo David | Swimming, Archery |
| Mali (MLI) | Seydou Fofana | Taekwondo |
| Malta (MLT) | Eleanor Bezzina, Andrew Chetcuti | Shooting, Swimming |
| Malaysia (MAS) | Goh Liu Ying, Lee Zii Jia | Badminton |
| Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) | Taeyanna Adams, Scott James Fiti | Swimming, Athletics |
| South Africa (RSA) | Phumelela Mbande, Chad le Clos | Field hockey, Swimming |
| South Sudan (SSD) | Lucia Moris, Abraham Guem A | Athletics |
| Myanmar (MYA) | Volunteer to carry the flag | Volunteer to carry the flag |
| Mexico (MEX) | Gabriela López, Rommel Pacheco | Golf, Diving |
| Mauritius (MRI) | Roilya Ranaivosoa, Richarno Colin | Weightlifting, Boxing |
| Mauritania (MTN) | Houleye Ba, Abidine Abidine | Athletics |
| Mozambique (MOZ) | Rady Adosinda Gramane, Kevin Loforte | Boxing, Judo |
| Monaco (MON) | Xiaoxin Yang | Table tennis |
| Maldives (MDV) | Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq | Badminton |
| Moldova (MDA) | Alexandra Mirca, Dan Olaru | Archery, |
| Morocco (MAR) | Oumaïma Belahbib, Ramzi Boukhiam | Boxing, Surfing |
| Mongolia (MGL) | Khulan Onolbaatar, Duurenbayar Ulziibayar | Basketball Judo |
| Montenegro (MNE) | Jovanka Radičević, Draško Brguljan | Handball, Water polo |
| Jordan (JOR) | Julyana Al-Sadeq, Zeyad Eishaih Hussein Eashash | Taekwondo, Boxing |
| Laos (LAO) | Osisang Chilton, Adrian Justin Jimena Ililau | Swimming, Athletics |
| Latvia (LAT) | Jeļena Ostapenko, Agnis Čavars | Tennis, Basketball |
| Lithuania (LTU) | Sandra Jablonskyte, Giedrius Titenis | Judo, Swimming |
| Libya (LBA) | Alhussein Ghambour | Rowing |
| Liechtenstein (LIE) | Julia Hassler,Raphael Schwendinger | Swimming, Judo |
| Liberia (LBR) | Ebony Morrison, Joseph Fahnbulleh | Athletics |
| Romania (ROU) | Mădălina Bereș, Robert Glință | Rowing, Swimming |
| Luxembourg (LUX) | Bob Bertemes | Athletics |
| Rwanda (RWA) | Alphonsine Agahozo, John Hakizimana | Swimming, Athletics |
| Lesotho (LES) | Volunteer to carry the flag | Volunteer to carry the flag |
| Lebanon (LBN) | Ray Bassil, Nacif Elia | Shooting, Judo |
| United States (USA) | Sue Bird, Eddy Alvarez | Basketball, Baseball |
| France (FRA) | Clarisse Agbegnenou, Samir Aït Saïd | Judo, Gymnastics |
| Japan (JPN) | Yui Susaki, Rui Hachimura | Wrestling, Basketball |