During the Parade of Nations at the
2018 Asian Games opening ceremony, beginning at 19:00
WIB (
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, preceded by their flag and placard bearer. Each flag bearer had been chosen either by the nation's
National Olympic Committee or by the athletes themselves. In keeping with tradition, the host nation,
Indonesia entered last. 44 teams marched in (43 nations and the Unified Korea team).[1]
Although the Games were held in
Indonesia,
English was used to organize the Parade of Nations (as per Olympic Council of Asia protocol determines that this element could be held in French or the
International Olympic Committee three-letter codes) instead of
Indonesian, the official language of the nation. Had the parade followed the
Indonesian script,
Afghanistan would have been followed by
Saudi Arabia, and
Jordan would have been the penultimate country before Indonesia.
Parade order
Whilst most countries entered under their
short names, a few entered under more formal or alternative names, mostly due to political and naming disputes. The Republic of China (commonly known as
Taiwan) entered with the compromised name and flag of "Chinese Taipei" under T so that they did not enter together with conflicting China, under C.
List
Iran enters the stadiumMalaysia enters the stadiumSingapore enters the stadiumPalestine 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.
Iran and Saudi Arabia paraded as "IR Iran" and "Saudi Arabia" respectively, though the announcer called out the full names "Islamic Republic of Iran" and "Kingdom of Saudi Arabia".
^"لاعبنا الحموي حمل العلم السوري" [Indonesian President officially opens the 18th Asian Games "Jakarta 2018"]. tishreen.news.sy/ (in Arabic). 18 August 2018. Archived from
the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
During the Parade of Nations at the
2018 Asian Games opening ceremony, beginning at 19:00
WIB (
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, preceded by their flag and placard bearer. Each flag bearer had been chosen either by the nation's
National Olympic Committee or by the athletes themselves. In keeping with tradition, the host nation,
Indonesia entered last. 44 teams marched in (43 nations and the Unified Korea team).[1]
Although the Games were held in
Indonesia,
English was used to organize the Parade of Nations (as per Olympic Council of Asia protocol determines that this element could be held in French or the
International Olympic Committee three-letter codes) instead of
Indonesian, the official language of the nation. Had the parade followed the
Indonesian script,
Afghanistan would have been followed by
Saudi Arabia, and
Jordan would have been the penultimate country before Indonesia.
Parade order
Whilst most countries entered under their
short names, a few entered under more formal or alternative names, mostly due to political and naming disputes. The Republic of China (commonly known as
Taiwan) entered with the compromised name and flag of "Chinese Taipei" under T so that they did not enter together with conflicting China, under C.
List
Iran enters the stadiumMalaysia enters the stadiumSingapore enters the stadiumPalestine 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.
Iran and Saudi Arabia paraded as "IR Iran" and "Saudi Arabia" respectively, though the announcer called out the full names "Islamic Republic of Iran" and "Kingdom of Saudi Arabia".
^"لاعبنا الحموي حمل العلم السوري" [Indonesian President officially opens the 18th Asian Games "Jakarta 2018"]. tishreen.news.sy/ (in Arabic). 18 August 2018. Archived from
the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2018.