The Tokyo Paralympics kicked off in spectacular fashion on Tuesday, but if you missed the festivities, you still have one more opportunity to watch this year’s opening ceremony. For the first time ever, the Paralympics will be aired in primetime, starting tonight at 7 p.m. ET, when NBCSN will replay coverage of the Paralympic opening ceremony. (Remember, Japan is 13 hours ahead of the East Coast of the United States, so events that air in primetime are often repackaged for American viewers.) Like in Paralympics past, the opening ceremony in Tokyo begins with a powerful performance, followed by the Parade of Nations made up of 162 delegations, who they enter the stadium behind their country’s flag.
This year, the Refugee Paralympic Team is the first group to arrive. The rest of the parade follows suit, with most countries entering in the order of the Japanese alphabet. The last three teams to enter are the future and current host countries: the United States (which will host the Paralympics in 2028), France (the hosts for 2024), and Japan. Curious about the rest? We’ve compiled a complete list of the 162 teams participating in this year’s Paralympics, in the order they appear, so you know exactly when to expect your teams to arrive.
- Refugee Paralympic Team
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Azerbaijan
- Afghanistan (Carried in by a volunteer as a symbol of “solidarity and peace.”)
- United Arab Emirates
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Aruba
- Armenia
- Angola
- Yemen
- Israel
- Italy
- Iraq
- Iran
- India
- Indonesia
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
- Uruguay
- Great Britain
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Russian Paralympic Committee
- El Salvador
- Australia
- Austria
- Oman
- Netherlands
- Ghana
- Cape Verde
- Guyana
- Kazakhstan
- Qatar
- Canada
- Gabon
- Cameroon
- Gambia
- Cambodia
- North Macedonia
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Cyprus
- Cuba
- Greece
- Kyrgyzstan
- Guatemala
- Kuwait
- Grenada
- Croatia
- Kenya
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Costa Rica
- Colombia
- Congo
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Saudi Arabia
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Zambia
- Sierra Leone
- Jamaica
- Georgia
- Syria
- Singapore
- Zimbabwe
- Switzerland
- Sweden
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Somalia
- Solomon Islands
- Thailand
- South Korea
- Chinese Taipei
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Czech Republic
- Central African Republic
- China
- Tunisia
- Chile
- Denmark
- Germany
- Togo
- Dominican Republic
- Turkey
- Nigeria
- Namibia
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- New Zealand
- Nepal
- Norway
- Bahrain
- Haiti
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Bermuda
- Paraguay
- Barbados
- Palestine
- Hungary
- Bhutan
- Fiji
- Philippines
- Finland
- Puerto Rico
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Brunei
- Burundi
- Vietnam
- Benin
- Venezuela
- Belarus
- Peru
- Belgium
- Poland
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Portugal
- Hong Kong
- Honduras
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Malta
- Malaysia
- South Africa
- Mexico
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Maldives
- Moldova
- Morocco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Jordan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Libya
- Liberia
- Romania
- Luxembourg
- Rwanda
- Lesotho
- Lebanon
- United States
- France
- Japan
