Paris 2024: Flagbearers announced for Opening Ceremony
The flagbearers will lead their nations into the Place de la Concorde 28 Aug 2024
The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will open on 28 August, with a spectacular Opening Ceremony. There will be around 4,400 athletes from a record 168 delegations. Each nation's flagbearers are as follows.
| NPC | Athletes | Para sports |
| Afghanistan |
Ebrahim Danishi |
Para taekwondo |
| South Africa |
Mpumelelo Mhlongo Kat Swanepoel |
Para athletics
Para swimming |
| Algeria |
Mohamed Berrahal Safia Djelal |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Germany |
Martin Schulz |
Para canoe Para triathlon |
| Angola |
Juliana Ngleya Moko Abraao Abreu Sapalo |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Saudi Arabia |
Ghaliah Alanazi Adbulrahman Alqurashi |
Para table tennis Para athletics |
| Argentina |
Hernan Barreto Coty Garrone |
Para athletics Para table tennis |
| Armenia |
Smbat Karapetyan Greta Vardanyan |
Para athletics Para powerlifting |
| Aruba | Elliott Andre Loonstra | Para Taekwondo |
| Austria |
Henriett Koosz Pepo Puch |
Para badminton Para equestrian |
| Azerbaijan |
Imamaddin Kahalilov Lamiya Valiyeva |
Para taekwondo Para athletics |
| Bahrain |
Rooba Alomari Husain Mohamed |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Bangladesh |
Joma Akter Al Amin Hossain |
Para archery Para archery |
| Barbados | Antwahn Boyce-Vaughan | Para swimming |
| Belgium |
Manon Claeys Joachim Gerard |
Para equestrian Wheelchair tennis |
| Benin | Marina Charlotte Houndalowan | Para athletics |
| Bermuda | Jessica Cooper Lewis | Para athletics |
| Bhutan | Kinley Dem | Shooting para sport |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | Safet Alibasic | Sitting volleyball |
| Botswana |
Gloria Majaga Edwin Masuge |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Brazil |
Gabriel Geraldo Dos Santos Araujo Elizabeth Rodrigues Gomes |
Para swimming Para athletics |
| Bulgaria | Stela Eneva | Para athletics |
| Burkina Faso | Rahinatou Mone | Para athletics |
| Burundi |
Adeline Mushiranzigo Remy Nikobimeze |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Cabo Verde |
Marilson Fernandes Semedo Heidilene Patricia Oliveira Lopes |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Cambodia | Vun Van | Para athletics |
| Cameroon |
Yves Noe Batifi Loumou Marie Antoinnette Dassi |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Canada |
Patrick Anderson Katerina Roxon |
Wheelchair basketball Para swimming |
| Centr Afric Rep | Veronica Ndakara | Para athletics |
| Chile |
Camila Campos Francisco Cayulef |
Para powerlifting Wheelchair tennis |
| China |
Haiyan Gu Yongkai Qi |
Wheelchair fencing Para powerlifting |
| Cyprus | Karolina Pelendritou | Para swimming |
| Colombia |
Paula Andrea Ossa Veloza
Carlos Daniel Serrano Zarate |
Para cycling track and Para cycling road Para swimming |
| Congo |
Emmanuel Grace Mouambako Mireille Nganga |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| DR Congo |
Paulin Mayombo Mukendi Nancy Nsenga Sala |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Korea | Yong Beom Choi | Para canoe |
| Costa Rica |
Andres Molina Maria del Pilar Riveros |
Para taekwondo Para archery |
| Cote d'Ivoire | Adou Herve Ano | Para powerlifting |
| Croatia |
Andela Muzinic Vincetic Dino Sinovcic |
Para table tennis Para swimming |
| Cuba |
Omara Durand Elias Robiel Yankiel Sol Cervantes |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Denmark |
Tobias Thorning Jorgensen Katrine Kristensen |
Para equestrian Para equestrian |
| Dominican Republic |
Darlenys de la Cruz Serverino Jesus Manuel Rodriguez Vallejo |
Para athletics Para swimming |
| Egypt |
Rehab Ahmed Ali Elizieny |
Para powerlifting Para rowing |
| El Salvador |
Herbert Aceituno Rebeca Duarte |
Para powerlifting Boccia |
| UA Emirates |
Ahmed Albedwawi Maryam Alzeyoudi |
Para cycling road and track Para athletics |
| Ecuador |
Jimmy Caicedo Kiara Rodriguez |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Eritrea | Sibhatu Kesete Weldemariam | Para athletics |
| Spain |
Marta Arce Payno Alvaro Valera |
Para Judo Para table tennis |
| Estonia |
Laura-Liis Juursalu Robin Liksor |
Para triathlon Para swimming |
| Ethiopia |
Yayesh Gate Tesfaw Yitayal Silesh Yigzaw |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Fiji | Irene Mar | Para taekwondo |
| Finland |
Laura Kangasniemi Leo-Pekka Tahti |
Para equestrian Para athletics |
| Gabon |
Audrey Fabiola Mengue Pambo Davy Rendhel Moukagni |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Gambia |
Fatou Sanneh Malang Tamba |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Georgia | Akaki Jintcharadze | Para powerlifting |
| Ghana |
Tahiru Haruna Zinabu Issah |
Para powerlifting Para athletics |
| Great Britain |
Terry Bywater Lucy Shuker |
Wheelchair basketball Wheelchair tennis |
| Greece |
Theodora Paschalidou Emmanouil Stefanoudakis |
Para judo Para athletics |
| Grenada |
Ishona Charles Tyler Smith |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Guatemala |
Juan Diego Blas Fernandez Ericka Violeta Esteban Villatoro |
Para archery Para athletics |
| Guinea |
Kadiatou Bangoura Yamoussa Sylla |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Guinea-Bissau | Games Volunteer | |
| Haiti | Ywenson Registre | Para athletics |
| Honduras | Olvin Cruz | Para swimming |
| Hong Kong, China |
Ho Yuen Chan Ting Ting Wong |
Para badminton Para table tennis |
| Hungary |
Tamas Gaspar Fanni Illes |
Para archery Para swimming |
| India |
Bhagyashri Mahavrao Jadhav Sumit |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Indonesia |
Muhammad Fadli Imammuddin Leli Marlina |
Para cycling track and road Para table tennis |
| IR Iran |
Seyedmohammadreza Mirshafiei Hajar Safarzadeh Ghahderijani |
Shooting para sport Para athletics |
| Iraq |
Faris Al-Ageeli Fatimah Suwaed |
Para powerlifting Para athletics |
| Ireland |
Orla Comerford Colin Judge |
Para athletics Para table tennis |
| Iceland |
Mar Gunnarsson Sonja Sigurdardottir |
Para swimming Para swimming |
| Italy |
Luza Mazzone Ambra Sabatini |
Para cycling road Para athletics |
| Jamaica | Theodor Rahjane Thomas | Para athletics |
| Japan |
Daiki Ishiyama An Nishida |
Para athletics Para swimming |
| Jordan |
Asma Issa Abdelkareem Mohmmad Ahmad Khattab |
Para powerlifting Para powerlifting |
| Kazakhstan |
Sevda Aliyeva Berik Izmaganbetov |
Shooting para sport Sitting volleyball |
| Kenya |
Samwel Mushai Kimani Asiya Muhammed Sururu |
Para athletics Para rowing |
| Kyrgyzstan | Mamatibraim Suranov | Para judo |
| Kiribati | Ongio Timeon | Para athletics |
| Kosovo | Grevist Bytyci | Para athletics |
| Kuwait | Faisal Sorour | Para athletics |
| Lao PDR | Ken Thepthida | Para athletics |
| Lesotho |
Zimesele Khamoqane Litsitso Khotlele |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Latvia |
Diana Krumina Rihards Snikus |
Para athletics Para equestrian |
| Lebanon | Arz Zahreddine |
Para athletics |
| Liberia |
Jutomu Kollie Angie Myers |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Libya |
Ghazalah Alaqouri Angie Myers |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Lithuania |
Gabriele Cepaviciute Donatas Dundzys |
Para swimming Para athletics |
| Luxembourg |
Tom Habscheid Katrin Kohl |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Macao, China | Hao Lei Chio | Para athletics |
| North Macedonia | Games Volunteer | |
| Malaysia |
Bonnie Bunyau Gustin Nur Suraiya Muhamad Zamri |
Para powerlifting Para cycling road and track |
| Malawi |
Moses Misoya Estere Nagoli |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Maldives |
Abdul Razzag Abdul Sama Fatimath Ibrahim |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Mali |
Samba Coulibaly Korotoumou Coulibaly |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Malta |
Antonio Flores Maja Theuma |
Para athletics Para swimming |
| Morrocco |
Najwa Awane Hicham Lamlas |
Wheelchair tennis Blind football |
| Mauritius |
Noemi Alphonse Roberto Michel |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Mexico |
Salvador Hernandez Mondragon Fabiola Ramirez Martinez |
Para athletics Para swimming |
| Republic of Moldova |
Larisa Marinenkova Gheorghe Spinu |
Para powerlifting Para athletics |
| Mongolia |
Oyun-Erdene Buyanjargal Sodnompiljee Enkhbayar |
Para archery Para powerlifting |
| Montenegro |
Luka Bakic Maja Rajkovic |
Para table tennis Para athletics |
| Mozambique | Edmilsa Governo | Para athletics |
| Myanmar | Soe Pea | Para athletics |
| Namibia |
Lahja Ishitile Chris Kinda |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Nepal | Palesha Goverdhan | Para taekwondo |
| Nicaragua | Carlos Alberto Castillo | Para athletics |
| Niger | Jabirou Ide Oumarou | Para taekwondo |
| Nigeria | Lauritta Onya | Para athletics |
| Norway |
Salum Ageze Kashafali Ida Nesse |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| New Zealand |
Anna Grimaldi Cameron Leslie |
Para athletics Para swimming |
| Oman |
Sara Al Anburi Mohammed Al Mashaykhi |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Uganda |
Dennis Mbaziira Peace Oroma |
Para powerlifting Para athletics |
| Uzbekistan |
Mokhigul Khamdamova Khusniddin Norbekov |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Pakistan | Haider Ali |
Para athletics |
| Palestine | Fadi J S Aldeeb | Para athletics |
| Panama | Rey Melchor Dimas Vasquez |
Para powerlifting Para athletics |
| Papua New Guinea |
Herea Loi Manega Tapari |
Para taekwondo Para taekwondo |
| Paraguay |
Victor Duarte Adorno Melissa Nair Tillner Galeano |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Netherlands |
Daniel Abraham Gebru Carina de Rooij |
Para cycling road Wheelchair basketball |
| Peru |
Jorge Arcela Pilar Jauregui Cancino |
Shooting para sport Para badminton |
| Philippines |
Augstina Maximo Bantiloc Ernie Gawilan |
Para archery Para swimming |
| Poland |
Lucyna Kornobys Maciej Lepiato |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Puerto Rico | Amaris Sofia Vazquez Collazo | Para athletics |
| Portugal | Diogo Cancela | Para swimming |
| Qatar |
Ali Radi Arshid Sara Hamdi Masoud |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| RPT |
Guillaume Junior Atangana Camelia Ciripan |
Para athletics Para table tennis |
| Romania | Carol-Eduard Novak | Para cycling track and road |
| Rwanda |
Liliane Mukobwankawe Emmanuel Niyibizi |
Sitting volleyball Para athletics |
| St Vincent & Grenadines | Kentreal Timothy Kydd |
Para swimming |
| Solomon Islands |
James Ingram Gegeu Junita Tonowane |
Para taekwondo Para taekwondo |
| Sao Tome & Principe | Alex Anjos | Para athletics |
| Senegal | Youssoupha Diouf | Para athletics |
| Serbia |
Zeljko Dimitrijevic Saska Sokolov |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Sierra Leone | George Wyndham | Para athletics |
| Singapore | Wei Soong Toh | Para swimming |
| Slovakia |
Alena Kanova Patrik Kuril |
Para table tennis Para cycling road |
| Slovenia |
Lena Gabreschek Henrik Plank |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Somalia | Mahdi Abshir Omar | Para athletics |
| Sri Lanka |
Indika Gamage Janani Wickramasingha |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Sweden | Louise Etzner Jakobsson | Para equestrian |
| Switzerland |
Marcel Hug Elena Kratter |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Suriname | Games volunteer | |
| Syria | Alaa Abdulsalam | Para athletics |
| Chinese Taipei |
Po Yen Chen Ya-Ting Liu |
Para table tennis Para athletics |
| Tanzania | Hilmy Shawwal |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Czachia |
Ales Kisy Anna Luxova |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Thailand |
Saysunee Jana Athiwat Paeng-Nuea |
Wheelchair fencing Para athletics |
| Timor-Leste | Teofilo Freitas | Para athletics |
| Togo | Ayao Severin Kansa | Para athletics |
| Tonga | Meleane Vasitai Leaaepeni Falemaka | Para athletics |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Akeem Stewart | Para athletics |
| Tunisia |
Mohamed Farhat Chida Maroua Ibrahmi |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Turkiye |
Mahmut Bozteke Sevilay Bozteke |
Para athletics Para taekwondo |
| Turkmenistan | Mayagozel Ekeyeva | Para powerlifting |
| Ukraine |
Olena Fedota-Isaieva Roman Polianskyi |
Wheelchair fencing Para rowing |
| Uruguay |
Hanna Arias Henry Borges |
Para swimming Para judo |
| Vanuatu |
Elie Enock Ken Kahu |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Venezuela | Luis Felipe Rodriguez Bolivar |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Virgin Islands, US |
Isaiah Benjamin |
Para athletics |
| Vietnam |
Hoang Tuyet Loan Chau van Chong Le |
Para powerlifting Para powerlifting |
| Yemen | Naseb Fateh Mohammed Alraoad | Para athletics |
| Zambia | Games volunteer | |
| Zimbabwe |
Tinotenda Nicole Bango Kudakwashe Paidamoyo Chigwedere |
Para athletics Para athletics |
| Australia |
Madison de Rozario Brenden Hall |
Para athletics Para swimming |
| United States |
Nicole Nieves Steve Serio |
Sitting volleyball Wheelchair basketball |
| France |
Alexis Hanquinquant Nantenin Keita |
Para triathlon Para athletics |
