2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony: order and flag bearers by country

LeBron James and Coco Gauff will be Team USA’s flag bearers during the Parade of Nations at today’s Paris 2024 opening ceremony, as the curtain is officially raised on the 33rd Summer Olympics.

Gauff “in shock” over selection as US flag bearer

Tennis star Gauff, who will be making her Olympics debut in the women’s singles and doubles, was confirmed as the Americans’ female flag bearer on Wednesday. “I wanted to cry when I found out but my whole team was there, so went in the corner and I did it,” Gauff told the Paris 2024 official website. “I truly am in shock and I don’t take it for granted and I’m going to try to take it all in and I know this will be a memory I will remember for the rest of my life.”

James, who is a two-time gold-medal winner with the men’s basketball team, was announced as the male flag bearer on Monday. “For a kid from Akron, this responsibility means everything to not only myself, but to my family, all the kids in my hometown, my teammates, fellow Olympians and so many people across the country with big aspirations,” the 39-year-old NBA legend said in a press release issued by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.

Where will USA be in Paris 2024 parade?

In a Summer Olympics first, the Paris 2024 opening ceremony will not take place in a stadium. Instead, athletes will parade in boats along the river Seine, following a six-kilometre route that will take in many of the French capital’s major landmarks, before the opening ceremony reaches its climax at the Jardins du Trocadéro. Céline Dion and Lady Gaga are among the musicians who will be performing at the event.

As host nation of the next Summer Olympics, which are to be held in Los Angeles in four years’ time, the USA will be the second-last team to take to the Seine for the parade. They will be followed by France, as Olympic tradition dictates that the current hosts be the last to go out, while Australia will be third-last because Brisbane is to stage the Games after LA. As the birthplace of the Olympics, Greece will lead the parade, with the Refugee Olympic Team coming out second.

All other countries will join the parade in the order that their French-language name falls in the alphabet. Russian and Belarusian athletes are allowed to compete at Paris 2024 as neutrals, but will not take part in the opening ceremony. Below is a list of the full order of the Parade of Nations, including the names of all known flag bearers:

Olympics opening ceremony: order and flag bearers by country

1. Greece: Giannis Antetokounmpo (basketball), Antigoni Drisbioti (athletics)

2. Refugee Olympic Team: Yahya Al Ghotany (taekwondo), Cindy Ngamba (boxing)

3. Afghanistan:

4. South Africa: Akani Simbine (athletics), Caitlin Rooskrantz (gymnastics)

5. Albania:

6. Algeria: Yasser Triki (athletics), Amina Belhadi (judo)

7. Germany: Dennis Schröder (basketball), Anna-Maria Wagner (judo)

8. Andorra: Nahuel Carabaña (athletics), Mònica Dòria (canoeing)

9. Angola: Azenaide Carlos (handball)

10. Antigua and Barbuda: Cejhae Greene (athletics), Joella Lloyd, (athletics)

11. Saudi Arabia:

12. Argentina: Luciano De Cecco (volleyball), Rocío Sánchez Moccia (hockey)

13. Armenia: Davit Chaloyan (boxing)

14. Aruba: Mikel Schreuders (swimming), Chloë Farro (swimming)

15. Austria: Felix Oschmautz (canoeing),Michaela Polleres (judo)

16. Azerbaijan: Mahammad Abdullayev (boxing), Gultaj Mammadaliyeva (judo)

17. Bahamas: Steven Gardiner (athletics), Devynne Charlton (athletics)

18. Bahrain: Saud Ghali (swimming), Amani Al-Obaidli (swimming)

19. Bangladesh: Sagor Islam (archery)

20. Barbados: Jack Kirby (swimming), Sada Williams (athletics)

21. Belgium: Jérôme Guéry (equestrian), Emma Meesseman (basketball)

22. Belize:

23. Benin: Valentin Houinato (judo), Noélie Yarigo (athletics)

24. Bermuda: Jah-Nhai Perinchief (athletics), Adriana Penruddocke (sailing)

25. Bhutan:

26. Bolivia: Héctor Garibay (athletics), María José Ribera (swimming)

27. Bosnia and Herzegovina:

28. Botswana:

29. Brazil: Isaquias Queiroz (canoeing), Raquel Kochhann (rugby sevens)

30. Brunei:

31. Bulgaria: Lyubomir Epitropov (swimming), Stanimira Petrova (boxing)

32. Burkina Faso: Hugues Fabrice Zango (athletics)

33. Burundi: Belly-Cresus Ganira (swimming), Ange Ciella Niragira (judo)

34. Cayman Islands: Jordan Crooks (swimming), Charlotte Webster (sailing)

35. Cambodia: Chhun Bunthorn (athletics)

36. Cameroon: Richelle Anita Soppi Mbella (judo)

37. Canada: Andre De Grasse (athletics), Maude Charron (weightlifting)

38. Cape Verde: Daniel Varela de Pina (boxing), Djamila Silva (judo)

39. Central African Republic: Nadia Matchiko Guimendego (judo)

40. Chile: Nicolás Jarry (tennis), Antonia Abraham (rowing)

41. China: Ma Long (table tennis), Feng Yu (synchronised swimming)

42. Cyprus: Milan Trajkovic (athletics), Elena Kulichenko (athletics)

43. Colombia: Kevin Quintero (cycling), Flor Ruiz (Athletics)

44. Comoros: Maesha Saadi (swimming)

45. Republic of the Congo: Natacha Ngoye Akamabi (athletics)

46. Democratic Republic of the Congo: Arnold Daso Kisoka (judo)

47. Cook Islands:

48. South Korea: Woo Sang-hyeok (athletics), Kim Seo-yeong (swimming)

49. Costa Rica: Gerald Drummond (athletics), Milagro Mena (cycling road)

50. Ivory Coast: Cheick Sallah Cissé (taekwondo), Marie-Josée Ta Lou (athletics)

51. Croatia: Giovanni Cernogoraz (shooting), Barbara Matić (judo)

52. Cuba: Mijaín López (wrestling), Idalys Ortiz (judo)

53. Denmark: Niklas Landin Jacobsen (handball), Anne-Marie Rindom (sailing)

54. Djibouti:

55. Dominican Republic: Audrys Nin Reyes (artistic gymnastics), Marileidy Paulino (athletics)

56. Dominica: Dennick Luke (athletics), Thea LaFond-Gadson (athletics)

57. Egypt: Ahmed El-Gendy (modern pentathlon), Sara Ahmed (weightlifting)

58. El Salvador: Uriel Canjura (badminton), Celina Márquez (swimming)

59. United Arab Emirates: Omar Al Marzouqi (equestrian)

60. Ecuador: Daniel Pintado (athletics), Neisi Dajomes (weightlifting)

61. Eritrea:

62. Spain: Marcus Cooper Walz (canoeing), Támara Echegoyen (sailing)

63. Estonia: Klen Kristofer Kaljulaid (judo), Reena Pärnat (archery)

64. Eswatini:

65. Ethiopia:

66. Fiji: Viliame Ratulu (sailing), Raijieli Daveua (rugby sevens)

67. Finland: Eetu Kallioinen (shooting), Sinem Kurtbay (sailing)

68. Gabon:

69. The Gambia:

70. Georgia: Lasha Talakhadze (weightlifting), Nino Salukvadze (shooting)

71. Ghana: Joseph Paul Amoah (athletics)

72. Great Britain: Tom Daley (diving), Helen Glover (rowing)

73. Grenada: Lindon Victor (athletics)

74. Guam:

75. Guatemala: Kevin Cordón (badminton), Waleska Soto (shooting)

76. Guinea: Naby Keïta (soccer)

77. Guinea-Bissau:

78. Equatorial Guinea:

79. Guyana:

80. Haiti: Phillipe Abel Metellus (judo)

81. Honduras: Kevin Mejía (wrestling)

82. Hong Kong: Cheung Ka Long (fencing), Siobhán Haughey (swimming)

83. Hungary: Krisztián Tóth (judo), Blanka Böde-Bíró (handball)

84. India: Sharath Kamal (table tennis), P. V. Sindhu (badminton)

85. Indonesia: Maryam March Maharani (judo)

86. Iran: Mahdi Olfati (artistic gymnastics), Neda Shahsavari (table tennis)

87. Iraq:

88. Ireland:

89. Iceland: Hákon Svavarsson (shooting), Edda Hannesdóttir (triathlon)

90. Israel: Peter Paltchik (judo), Andrea Murez (swimming)

91. Italy: Gianmarco Tamberi (athletics), Arianna Errigo (fencing)

92. Jamaica: Josh Kirlew (swimming), Shanieka Ricketts (athletics)

93. Japan: Shigeyuki Nakarai (breaking), Misaki Emura (fencing)

94. Jordan: Saleh Al-Sharabaty (taekwondo), Rama Abu Al-Rub (taekwondo)

95. Kazakhstan: Aslanbek Shymbergenov (boxing), Olga Safronova (athletics)

96. Kenya: Ferdinand Omanyala (athletics), Trizah Atuka (volleyball)

97. Kyrgyzstan: Erlan Sherov (judo)

98. Kiribati:

99. Kosovo: Nora Gjakova (judo), Akil Gjakova (judo)

100. Kuwait:

101. Laos:

102. Lesotho:

103. Latvia: Nauris Miezis (3x3 basketball), Tīna Graudiņa (beach volleyball)

104. Lebanon:

105. Liberia:

106. Libya: Mohammed bin Dallah (shooting)

107. Liechtenstein:

108. Lithuania: Justina Vanagaitė (equestrian), Rytis Jasiūnas (sailing)

109. Luxembourg: Bob Bertemes (athletics), Ni Xia Lian (table tennis)

110. North Macedonia:

111. Madagascar: Rosina Randafiarison (weightlifting)

112. Malaysia: Bertrand Rhodict Lises (diving), Nur Shazrin Mohd Latif (sailing)

113. Malawi:

114. Maldives: Ibadulla Adam (athletics), Fathimath Dheema Ali (table tennis)

115. Mali:

116. Malta: Gianluca Chetcuti (shooting), Sasha Gatt (swimming)

117. Morocco: Yessin Rahmouni (equestrian), Ines Laklalech (golf)

118. Marshall Islands:

119. Mauritius:

120. Mauritania: Camil Doua (swimming)

121. Mexico: Emiliano Hernández (modern pentathlon), Alejandra Orozco (diving)

122. Federated States of Micronesia: Tasi Limtiaco (swimming), Kestra Kihleng (swimming)

123. Moldova: Dan Olaru (archery), lexandra Mîrca (archery)

124. Monaco: Théo Druenne (swimming), Lisa Pou (swimming)

125. Mongolia: Bat-Ochiryn Ser-Od (athletics), Oyuntsetseg Yesügen (boxing)

126. Montenegro: Milivoj Dukić (sailing), Danka Kovinić (tennis)

127. Mozambique: Matthew Lawrence (sailing), Alcinda Panguana (boxing)

128. Myanmar:

129. Namibia: Alexander Miller (cycling mountain bike), Vera Looser (cycling road)

130. Nauru:

131. Nepal: Santu Shrestha (table tennis), Manita Shrestha Pradhan (judo)

132. Nicaragua: Gerald Hernández (swimming), Izayana Marenco (judo)

133. Niger:

134. Nigeria: Tobi Amusan (athletics)

135. Norway: Christian Sørum (beach volleyball), Katrine Lunde (handball)

136. New Zealand: Aaron Gate (cycling track), Jo Aleh (sailing)

137. Oman:

138. Uganda: Charles Kagimu (cycling road), Gloria Muzito (swimming)

139. Uzbekistan: Abdumalik Khalokov (boxing), Zaynab Dayibekova (fencing)

140. Pakistan: Arshad Nadeem (athletics), Jehanara Nabi (swimming)

141. Palau:

142. Palestine:

143. Panama: Franklin Archibold (cycling road), Hillary Heron (artistic gymnastics)

144. Papua New Guinea: Gibson Mara (taekwondo), Georgia-Leigh Vele (swimming)

145. Paraguay: Fabrizio Zanotti (golf), Alejandra Alonso (rowing)

146. Netherlands: Worthy de Jong (3x3 basketball), Lois Abbingh (handball)

147. Peru: Juan Postigos (judo), María Luisa Doig (fencing)

148. Philippines: Carlo Paalam (boxing), Nesthy Petecio (boxing)

149. Poland: Przemysław Zamojski (3x3 basketball), Anita Włodarczyk (athletics)

150. Puerto Rico: Sebastian Rivera (wrestling), Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (athletics)

151. Portugal: Fernando Pimenta (canoeing), Ana Cabecinha (athletics)

152. Qatar: Mutaz Essa Barshim (athletics), Shahad Mohamed (athletics)

153. North Korea:

154. Romania: Marius Cozmiuc (rowing), Ionela Cozmiuc (rowing)

155. Rwanda:

156. Saint Kitts and Nevis:

157. Saint Lucia: Michael Joseph (athletics)

158. San Marino: Loris Bianchi (swimming), Alessandra Gasparelli (athletics)

159. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:

160. Solomon Islands:

161. Samoa: Don Opeloge (weightlifting)

162. American Samoa:

163. Sao Tome and Principe:

164. Senegal: Louis François Mendy (athletics), Combe Seck (canoeing)

165. Serbia: Dušan Mandić (water polo), Maja Ognjenović (volleyball)

166. Seychelles: Dylan Sicobo (athletics), Khema Elizabeth (swimming)

167. Sierra Leone:

168. Singapore: Ryan Lo (sailing), Shanti Pereira (athletics)

169. Slovakia: Jakub Grigar (canoeing), Zuzana Paňková (canoeing)

170. Slovenia: Benjamin Savšek (canoeing), Ana Gros (handball)

171. Somalia:

172. South Sudan:

173. Sudan:

174. Sri Lanka: Viren Nettasinghe (badminton), Dilhani Lekamge (athletics)

175. Sweden: Peder Fredricson (equestrian), Josefin Olsson (sailing)

176. Switzerland: Nino Schurter (cycling mountain bike); Nina Christen (shooting)

177. Suriname: Irvin Hoost (swimming)

178. Syria:

179. Tajikistan: Temur Rakhimov (judo)

180. Chinese Taipei: Sun Chen (breaking), Tai Tzu-ying (badminton)

181. Tanzania:

182. Chad:

183. Czech Republic: Lukáš Krpálek (judo), Marie Horáčková (archery)

184. Thailand: Puripol Boonson (atheltics), Vareeraya Sukasem (skateboarding)

185. East Timor:

186. Togo: Akoko Komlanvi (rowing)

187. Tonga:

188. Trinidad and Tobago:

189. Tunisia: Salim Jemai (canoeing), Khadija Krimi (rowing)

190. Turkmenistan:

191. Turkey: Mete Gazoz (archery), Busenaz Sürmeneli (boxing)

192. Tuvalu: Karalo Maibuca (atheltics)

193. Ukraine: Elina Svitolina (tennis)

194. Uruguay: Emiliano Lasa (athletics), María Sara Grippoli (taekwondo)

195. Vanuatu: Hugo Cumbo (judo), Priscilla Tommy (table tennis)

196. Venezuela: Julio Mayora (weightlifting), Yulimar Rojas (athletics)

197. British Virgin Islands: Thad Lettsome (sailing), Adaejah Hodge (athletics)

198. Virgin Islands: Kruz Schembri (fencing), Natalia Kuipers (swimming)

199. Vietnam: Lê Đức Phát (badminton), Nguyễn Thị Thật (cycling road)

200. Yemen:

201. Zambia:

202. Zimbabwe:

203. Australia: Eddie Ockenden (hockey), Jessica Fox (canoeing)

204. United States: LeBron James (basketball), Coco Gauff (tennis)

205. France: Florent Manaudou (swimming), Mélina Robert-Michon (athletics)

When is the Paris 2024 opening ceremony?

The Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony is to take place today, Friday July 26, 2024. It’s scheduled to start at 1:30pm ET/10:30am PT.

Viewers in the US will be able to watch the event on NBC, Telemundo and Peacock.

English-language coverage will begin on NBC and Peacock at 12 noon ET/9am PT, while Telemundo’s Spanish-language broadcast will get going at 1pm ET/10am PT.