List
The following is a list of each country's flag bearer. The list is sorted in Latin alphabetical order.
| Nation | Flag bearer | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan (AFG) | Mohammad Fahim Rahimi | Powerlifting |
| Algeria (ALG) | Mohamed Allek | Athletics |
| Angola (ANG) | Jose Armando | Athletics |
| Argentina (ARG) | Silvio Velo | Football 5-A-Side |
| Armenia (ARM) | Greta Khndzrtsyan | Powerlifting |
| Australia (AUS) | Russell Short | Athletics |
| Austria (AUT) | Christoph Etzlstorfer | Athletics |
| Azerbaijan (AZE) | Ilham Zakiyev | Judo |
| Bahrain (BRN) | Ahmed Meshaimaa | Athletics |
| Bangladesh (BAN) | Abdul Quader Sumon | Athletics |
| Barbados (BAR) | David Taylor | Swimming |
| Belarus (BLR) | Ihar Fartunau | Athletics |
| Belgium (BEL) | Nico Vergeylen | Table Tennis |
| Benin (BEN) | Blandine Sahenou | Powerlifting |
| Bermuda (BER) | Jennifer Southern | Secretary General of the Bermudian National Paralympic Committee |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | Sabahudin Delalić | Sitting Volleyball |
| Brazil (BRA) | Antonio Tenorio Silva | Judo |
| Bulgaria (BUL) | Stela Eneva | Athletics |
| Burkina Faso (BUR) | Lassane Gasbeogo | Cycling |
| Burundi (BDI) | Remy Nikobimeze | Athletics |
| Cambodia (CAM) | Vanna Kim | Athletics |
| Canada (CAN) | Donovan Tildesley | Swimming |
| Cape Verde (CPV) | Artimeza Helena Sequiera | Athletics |
| Central African Republic (CAF) | Rosel-Clemariot-Christian Nikona | Athletics |
| Chile (CHI) | Robinson Mendez | Wheelchair Tennis |
| China (CHN) | Wang Xiaofu | Swimming |
| Chinese Taipei (TPE) | Hou Ting-Sung | Table Tennis |
| Colombia (COL) | Moises Fuentes | Swimming |
| Costa Rica (CRC) | Giovanny Rodriguez | Table Tennis |
| Ivory Coast (CIV) | Oumar Basakoulba Kone | Athletics |
| Croatia (CRO) | Marija Ivekovic | Athletics |
| Cuba (CUB) | Yunidis Castillo | Athletics |
| Cyprus (CYP) | Karolina Pelentritou | Swimming |
| Czech Republic (CZE) | Marketa Sidkova | Archery |
| Denmark (DEN) | Jackie Christiansen | Athletics |
| Dominican Republic (DOM) | Alfonso Olibero Encarnacion | Athletics |
| Ecuador (ECU) | Jose Marino | Powerlifting |
| Egypt (EGY) | Metwaly Ibrahim Mathna | Powerlifting |
| El Salvador (ESA) | Zulma Cruz | Athletics |
| Estonia (EST) | Kristo Ringas | Swimming |
| Ethiopia (ETH) | Tesfalem Gebru | Athletics |
| Faroe Islands (FRO) | Heidi Andreasen | Swimming |
| Fiji (FIJ) | Ranjesh Prakash | Athletics |
| Finland (FIN) | Minna Leinonen | Shooting |
| France (FRA) | Assia El Hannouni | Athletics |
| Gabon (GAB) | Thierry Mabicka | Athletics |
| Georgia (GEO) | Yago Gorgadze | Powerlifting |
| Germany (GER) | Conny Dietz | Goalball |
| Ghana (GHA) | Nkegbe Botsyo | Athletics |
| Great Britain (GBR) | Danny Crates | Athletics |
| Greece (GRE) | Charalampos Taiganidis | Swimming |
| Guatemala (GUA) | Cesar Arturo Lopez Ivajera | Athletics |
| Guinea (GUI) | ? | ? |
| Haiti (HAI) | Nephtalie Jean Louis | Powerlifting |
| Honduras (HON) | Luis Carlos Hernandez Oliva | Athletics |
| Hong Kong (HKG) | So Wa Wai | Athletics |
| Hungary (HUN) | Judit Horvathne Palfi | Wheelchair Fencing |
| Iceland (ISL) | Jon Oddur Haldorsson | Athletics |
| India (IND) | Rajinder Singh Rahelu | Powerlifting |
| Indonesia (INA) | Billy Zeth Makal | Powerlifting |
| Iraq (IRQ) | Faris Al-Ajeeli | Powerlifting |
| Ireland (IRL) | Patrice Dockery | Athletics |
| Iran (IRI) | Mohammad Reza Mirzaei | Athletics |
| Israel (ISR) | Yizhar Cohen | Swimming |
| Italy (ITA) | Francesca Porcellato | Athletics |
| Jamaica (JAM) | Tanto Campbell | Athletics |
| Japan (JPN) | Toru Suzuki | Athletics |
| Jordan (JOR) | Jamil Elshebli | Athletics |
| Kazakhstan (KAZ) | Liazat Salimzenova | Powerlifting |
| Kenya (KEN) | Henry Wanyioke | Athletics |
| South Korea (KOR) | Park Jong-Chul | Powerlifting |
| Kuwait (KUW) | Hamad Aladwani | Athletics |
| Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | Roman Omurbekov | Powerlifting |
| Laos (LAO) | Eay Simay | Powerlifting |
| Latvia (LAT) | Edgars Bergs | Athletics |
| Lebanon (LIB) | Edward Maalouf | Cycling |
| Lesotho (LES) | Thato Mohasoa | Athletics |
| Lithuania (LTU) | Rolandas Urbonas | Athletics |
| Luxembourg (LUX) | Peter Lorkowski | Cycling |
| Libya (LBA) | Sahar Mostafa M El Gnemi | Powerlifting |
| Macau (MAC) | Kuong Sio Ieng | Athletics |
| Macedonia (MKD) | Vanco Karanfilov | Shooting |
| Madagascar (MAD) | Josefa Harijaona Randrianony | Swimming |
| Malaysia (MAS) | Mariappan Perumsl | Powerlifting |
| Mali (MLI) | Sissoko Facourou | Powerlifting |
| Malta (MLT) | Atonio Flores | Athletics |
| Mauritius (MRI) | Richard Souci | Athletics |
| Mexico (MEX) | Saul Mendoza | Athletics |
| Moldova (MDA) | Larisa Marinenkova | Powerlifting |
| Mongolia (MGL) | Bazarsuren Choyondorj | Judo |
| Montenegro (MNE) | Dusan Dragovic | Swimming |
| Morocco (MAR) | Abdelilah Mame | Athletics |
| Myanmar (MYA) | Myint Win | Athletics |
| Namibia (NAM) | Reginald Benade | Athletics |
| Nepal (NEP) | Jit Bahadur Khadka | Athletics |
| Netherlands (NED) | Esther Vergeer | Wheelchair Tennis |
| New Zealand (NZL) | Sholto Taylor | Wheelchair Rugby |
| Niger (NIG) | Zakari Amadou | Powerlifting |
| Nigeria (NGR) | Adekunle Adesoji | Athletics |
| Norway (NOR) | Cecilie Drabsch-Norland | Swimming |
| Oman (OMA) | Badar al-Harthi | Powerlifting |
| Pakistan (PAK) | Haider Ali | Athletics |
| Palestine (PLE) | Husam Azzam | Athletics |
| Panama (PAN) | Said Gomez | Athletics |
| Papua New Guinea (PNG) | Francis Kompaon | Athletics |
| Peru (PER) | Jose Gonzales-Mugaburu | Swimming |
| Philippines (PHI) | Adeline Dumapong-Ancheta | Powerlifting |
| Poland (POL) | Krzystof Smorszczewski | Athletics |
| Portugal (POR) | Filomena Franco | Rowing |
| Puerto Rico (PUR) | Nilda Gomez Lopez | Shooting |
| Qatar (QAT) | Ali Abdulla Mohamed | Powerlifting |
| Romania (ROU) | Eduard Novak | Cycling |
| Russia (RUS) | Alexey Ashapatov | Athletics |
| Rwanda (RWA) | Jean de Dieu Nkundabera | Athletics |
| Samoa (SAM) | Mose Faatamala | Athletics |
| Saudi Arabia (KSA) | Osamah Alshanqiti | Athletics |
| Senegal (SEN) | Nidiaye Mor | Athletics |
| Serbia (SRB) | Zlatko Kesler | Table tennis |
| Singapore (SIN) | Rui Si Theresa Goh | Swimming |
| Slovakia (SVK) | Ladislav Gaspar | Table tennis |
| Slovenia (SLO) | Franc Pinter | Shooting |
| South Africa (RSA) | Natalie du Toit | Swimming |
| Spain (ESP) | David Casinos | Athletics |
| Sri Lanka (SRI) | Sandun Wasana Perera | Powerlifting |
| Suriname (SUR) | Biondi Misasi | Athletics |
| Sweden (SWE) | Anders Olsson | Swimming |
| Switzerland (SUI) | Heinz Frei | Athletics / Cycling |
| Syria (SYR) | Rasha Alshikh | Powerlifting |
| Tajikistan (TJK) | Khayrullo Abdurahimov | Powerlifting |
| Tanzania (TAN) | Ernest Nyabalale | Athletics |
| Thailand (THA) | Supachai Koysub | Athletics |
| Timor-Leste (TLS) | Liliana da Costa Silva | Powerlifting |
| Tonga (TGA) | Mounga Okusitino | Athletics |
| Tunisia (TUN) | Ahmed Benhaj Ali | Athletics |
| Turkey (TUR) | Korhan Yamac | Shooting |
| Turkmenistan (TKM) | Ovezgeldy Ordjiyev | Powerlifting |
| Uganda (UGA) | Billy Ssengendo | Powerlifting |
| Ukraine (UKR) | Andrii Komar | Wheelchair Fencing |
| United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Abdullah al Aryani | Shooting |
| United States (USA) | Jennifer Armbruster | Goalball |
| Uruguay (URU) | Henry Borges | Judo |
| Uzbekistan (UZB) | Ravil Diganshin | Athletics / Powerlifting |
| Vanuatu (VAN) | Tom Tete | Powerlifting |
| Venezuela (VEN) | Reinaldo Carvallo | Judo |
| Vietnam (VIE) | Nguyen Quang Vuong | Swimming |
| Zambia (ZAM) | Lassam Katongo | Athletics |
| Zimbabwe (ZIM) | Elliot Mujaji | Athletics |
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