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2016 Summer Paralympics Parade of Nations

2016 Summer Paralympics Parade of Nations

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During the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Paralympics, athletes from each participating country paraded in the Maracanã Stadium, preceded by its flag and placard barrier. Each flag bearer had been chosen either by the nation's National Paralympic Committee or by the athletes themselves.

Parade order

All nations paraded in an alphabetical order in Brazilian Portuguese, except the host country, Brazil, who entered last.

Countries and flag bearers

The following is a list of all parading countries with their respective flag bearer, sorted in the order they appeared in the parade.[1] This is sortable by country name under which they entered, the flag bearer's name, or the flag bearer's sport. Names are given as were officially designated by the IPC.

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Full list of flag bearers for opening ceremony of Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio2016.com. International Paralympic Committee. 7 September 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.


Preceded by Summer Paralympics Parade of Nations
Rio de Janeiro
XV Paralympic Summer Games (2016)		 Succeeded by
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