Summer Olympics Games 2020 Opening Ceremony Flag Bearers

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• Afghanistan - Farzad Mansouri (Taekwondo) & Kimia Yousofi (Athletics)
• Albania - Briken Calja (Weightlifting) & Luiza Gega (Athletics)
• Algeria - Mohamed Flisi (Boxing) & Amel Melih (Swimming)
• American Samoa - Tanumafili Malietoa Jungblut (Weightlifting) & Tilali Scanlan (Swimming)
• Andorra - Pol Moya (Athletics) & Monica Doria Villarubla (Canoeing Slalom)
• Angola - Matias Motinho (Sailing) & Natalia Santos (Handball)
• Antigua and Barbuda - Cejhae Greene (Athletics) & Samantha Roberts (Swimming)
• Argentina - Santiago Lange (Sailing) & Cecilia Carranza Saroli (Sailing)
• Armenia - Hovhannes Bachkov (Boxing) & Varsenik Manucharyan (Swimming)
• Aruba - Mikel Schreuders (Swimming) & Allyson Ponson (Swimming)
• Australia - Patty Mills (Basketball) & Cate Campbell (Swimming)
• Austria - Thomas Zajac (Sailing) & Tanja Frank (Sailing)
• Azerbaijan - Rustam Orujov (Judo) & Farida Azizova (Taekwondo)
• Bahamas - Donald Thomas (Athletics) & Joanna Evans (Swimming)
• Bahrain - Husain Alsayyad (Handball) & Noor Yusuf Abdulla (Swimming)
• Bangladesh - Ariful Islam (Swimming)
• Barbados - Alex Sobers (Swimming) & Danielle Titus (Swimming)
• Belarus -
• Belize - Shaun Gill (Athletics) & Samantha Dirks (Athletics)
• Belgium - Felix Denayer (Field Hockey) & Nafissatou Thiam (Athletics)
• Benin - Privel Hinkati (Rowing) & Nafissath Radji (Swimming)
• Bermuda - Dara Alizadeh (Rowing)
• Bhutan - Sangay Tenzin (Swimming) & Karma Karma (Archery)
• Bolivia - Gabriel Castillo (Swimming) & Karen Torrez (Swimming)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - Amel Tuka (Athletics) & Larisa Ceric (Judo)
• Botswana - Rajab Otukile Mahommed (Boxing) & Amantle Montsho (Athletics)
• Brazil - Bruno Rezende (Volleyball) & Ketleyn Quadros (Judo)
• British Virgin Islands - Kyron McMaster (Athletics) & Elinah Phillip (Swimming)
• Brunei - Muhammad Isa Ahmad (Swimming)
• Bulgaria - Josif Miladinov (Swimming) & Maria Grozdeva (Shooting)
• Burkina Faso - Hugues Fabrice Zango (Athletics) & Anzelika Ouedraogo (Swimming)
• Burundi - Belly-Cresus Ganira (Swimming) & Ornella Havyarimana (Boxing)
• Cambodia - Pen Sokong (Athletics) & Kheun Bunpichmorakat (Swimming)
• Cameroon - Albert Mengue (Boxing) & Emilienne Essombe Tiako (Wrestling)
• Canada - Nathan Hirayama (Rugby Sevens) & Miranda Ayim (Basketball)
• Cape Verde - Jordin Andrade (Athletics) & Jayla Pina (Swimming)
• Cayman Islands - Brett Fraser (Swimming) & Jillian Crooks (Swimming)
• Central African Republic - Francky Mbotto (Athletics) & Chloe Savourel (Swimming)
• Chad - Bachir Ahmat Mahamat (Judo) & Demos Memneloum (Judo)
• Chile - Marco Grimalt (Beach Volleyball) & Francisca Crovetto (Shooting)
• China - Zhao Shuai (Taekwondo) & Zhu Ting (Volleyball)
• Chinese Taipei - Lu Yen-Hsun (Tennis) & Kuo Hsing-Chun (Weightlifting)
• Colombia - Yurberjen Martinez (Boxing) & Catherine Ibarguen (Athletics)
• Comoros - Hamadi Fadane (Athletics) & Elna Amed (Athletics)
• Congo - Natacha Ngoye Akambi (Athletics)
• Congo DR - David Tshama (Boxing) & Marcelat Sakobi (Boxing)
• Cook Islands - Wesley Roberts (Swimming) & Kirsten Fisher-Marstens (Swimming)
• Costa Rica - Ian Sancho Chinchila (Judo) &  Andrea Vargas (Athletics)
• Cote d'Ivoire - Cheick Sallah Cisse (Taekwondo) & Marie-Josee Ta Lou (Athletics)
• Croatia - Josip Glasnovic (Shooting) & Sandra Perkovic (Athletics)
• Cuba - Mijain Lopez Nunez (Greco-Roman Wrestling) & Yaime Perez (Athletics)
• Cyprus - Milan Trajkovic (Athletics) & Andri Eleftheriou (Shooting)
• Czech Republic - Tomas Satoransky (Basketball) & Petra Kvitova (Tennis)
• Denmark - Jonas Warrer (Sailing) & Sara Slott Petersen (Athletics)
• Djibouti - Aden-Alexandre Houssein (Judo)
• Dominica - Dennick Luke (Athletics) & Thea Lafond (Athletics)
• Dominican Republic - Rodrigo Marte (Boxing) & Priscilla Rivera (Volleyball)
• Ecuador - Julio Castillo (Boxing) & Maria Alexandra Escobar (Weightlifting)
• Egypt - Alaaeldin Abouelkassem (Fencing) & Hedaya Malak (Taekwondo)
• El Salvador - Enrique Arathoon (Sailing) & Celina Marquez (Swimming)
• Equatorial Guinea - Benjamin Enzema (Athletics) & Alba Mbo Nchama (Athletics)
• Eritrea - Ghirmai Efrem (Swimming) & Nazret Weldu (Athletics)
• Estonia - Tonu Endrekson (Rowing) & Dina Ellermann (Equestrian)
• Eswatini - Thabiso Dlamini (Boxing) & Robyn Young (Swimming)
• Ethiopia - Abdelmalik Muktar (Swimming)
• Fiji - Jerry Tuwai (Rugby 7s) & Rusila Nagasau (Rugby 7s)
• Finland - Ari-Pekka Liukkonen (Swimming) & Satu Makela-Nummela (Shooting)
• France - Samir Ait-Said (Artistic Gymnastics) & Clarisse Agbegnenou (Judo)
• Gabon - Anthony Obame (Taekwondo) & Aya Girard de Langlade Mpali (Swimming)
• Gambia - Ebrima Camara (Athletics) & Gina Bass (Athletics)
• Georgia - Lasha Talakhadze (Weightlifting) & Nino Salukvadze (Shooting)
• Germany - Patrick Hausding (Diving) & Laura Ludwig (Beach Volleyball)
• Ghana - Sulemanu Tetteh (Boxing) & Nadia Eke (Athletics)
• Great Britain - Mohamed Sbihi (Rowing) & Hannah Mills (Sailing)
• Greece - Eleftherios Petrounias (Artistic Gymnastics) & Anna Korakaki (Shooting)
• Grenada - Delron Felix (Swimming) & Kimberly Ince (Swimming)
• Guam - Joshter Andrew (Judo) & Regine Tugade (Athletics)
• Guatemala - Juan Ignacio Maegli (Sailing) & Isabella Maegli (Sailing)
• Guinea - Volunteers
• Guinea-Bissau - Augusto Midana (Wrestling) & Taciana Cesar (Judo)
• Guyana - Andrew Fowler (Swimming) & Chelsea Edgehill (Table Tennis)
• Haiti - Plast Darrell Valsain (Boxing) & Sabiana Anestor (Judo)
• Honduras - Julio Horrego (Swimming) & Keyla Avila (Taekwondo)
• Hong Kong - Cheung Ka-Long (Fencing) & Tse Ying-Suet (Badminton)
• Hungary - Laszlo Cseh (Swimmimg) & Aida Mohamed (Fencing)
• Iceland - Anton McKee (Swimming) & Jorunnardottir Snaefridur Sol (Swimming)
• India - Manpreet Singh (Field Hockey) & Mary Kom (Boxing)
• Indonesia - Rio Waida (Surfing) & Nurul Akmal (Weightlifting)
• Iran - Samad Nikkhah Bahrami (Basketball) & Hanieh Rostamian (Shooting)
• Iraq - Mohammed Al-Khafaji (Rowing) & Fatimah Al-Kaabi (Shooting)
• Ireland - Brendan Irvine (Boxing) & Kellie Harrington (Boxing)
• Israel - Yaakov Tomarkin (Swimming) & Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko (Athletics)
• Italy - Elia Viviani (Cycling) & Jessica Rossi (Shooting)
• Jamaica - Ricardo Brown (Boxing) & Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Athletics)
• Japan - Rui Hachimura (Basketball) & Yui Susaki (Wrestling)
• Jordan - Zeyad Eashash (Boxing) & Julyana Al-Sadeq (Taekwondo)
• Kazakhstan - Kamshybek Kunkabayev (Boxing) & Olga Rypakova (Athletics)
• Kenya - Andrew Amonde (Rugby Sevens) & Mercy Moim (Volleyball)
• Kiribati - Ruben Katoatau (Weightlifting) & Biribo Kinaua (Judo)
• Kosovo - Akil Gjakova (Judo) & Majlinda Kelmendi (Judo)
• Kyrgyzstan - Denis Petrashov (Swimming) & Kanykei Kubanychbekova (Shooting)
• Kuwait - Talal Alrashidi (Shooting) & Lara Dashti (Swimming)
• Laos - Santisouk Inthayong (Swimming) & Silina Pha Apay (Athletics)
• Latvia - Agnis Cavars (3x3 Basketball) & Alona Ostapenko (Tennis)
• Lebanon - Nacif Elias (Judo) & Ray Bassil (Shooting)
• Lesotho - Volunteers
• Liberia - Joseph Fahnbulleh (Athletics) & Ebony Morrison (Athletics)
• Libya - Alhussein Ghambour (Rowing)
• Liechtenstein - Raphael Schwendinger (Judo) & Julia Hassler (Swimming)
• Lithuania - Giedrius Titenis (Swimming) & Sandra Jablonskyte (Judo)
• Luxembourg - Raphael Stacchiotti (Swimming) & Christine Majerus (Road Cycling)
• Madagascar - Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina (Weightlifting) & Daniella Nomenjanahary (Judo)
• Malaysia - Lee Zii Jia (Badminton) & Goh Liu Ying (Badminton)
• Malawi - Areneo David (Archery) & Jessica Makwenda (Swimming)
• Maldives - Mubal Azzam Ibrahim (Swimming) & Abdul Razzaq Fathimath (Badminton)
• Mali - Seydou Fofana (Taekwondo)
• Malta - Andrew Chetcuti (Swimming) & Eleanor Bezzina (Shooting)
• Marshall Islands - Phillip Kinono (Swimming) & Colleen Furgeson (Swimming)
• Mauritania - Abidine Abidine (Athletics) & Houleye Ba (Athletics)
• Mauritius - Richarno Colin (Boxing) & Roilya Ranaivosoa (Weightlifting)
• Mexico - Rommel Pacheco (Diving) & Gaby Lopez (Golf)
• Micronesia - Scott James Fiti (Swimming) & Taeyanna Adams (Swimming)
• Moldova - Dan Olaru (Archery) & Alexandra Mirca (Archery)
• Monaco - Quentin Antognelli (Rowing) &  Yang Xiaoxin (Table Tennis)
• Mongolia - Duurenbayar Ulziibayar (Judo) & Khulan Onolbaatar (3x3 Basketball)
• Montenegro - Drasko Brguljan (Water Polo) & Jovanka Radicevic (Handball)
• Morocco - Ramzi Boukhiam (Surfing) & Oumayma Belhabib (Boxing)
• Mozambique - Kevin Loforte (Judo) & Rady Gramane (Boxing)
• Myanmar - Ye Tun Naung (Shooting) & Thet Htar Thuzam (Badminton)
• Namibia - Jonas Jonas (Boxing) & Maike Diekmann (Rowing)
• Nauru - Jonah Harris (Athletics) & Nancy Gunzel Abouke (Weightlifting)
• Nepal - Alexander Shah (Swimming) & Gaurika Singh (Swimming)
• Netherlands - Churandy Martina (Athletics) & Keet Oldenbeuving (Skateboarding)
• New Zealand - Hamish Bond (Rowing) & Sarah Hirini (Rugby 7s)
• Nicaragua - Edwin Mercado (Shooting) & Sema Nancy Ludrick (Weightlifting)
• Niger - Abdul Razak Issoufou Alfaga (Taekwondo) & Rukaya Moussa Mahamane (Swimming)
• Nigeria - Quadri Aruna (Table Tennis) & Odunayo Adekuoroye (Wrestling)
• North Macedonia - Dejan Georgievski (Taekwondo) & Arbresha Rexhepi (Judo)
• Norway - Tomoe Hvas (Swimming) & Anne Tuxen (Diving)
• Oman - Issa Al-Adawi (Swimming)
• Pakistan - Khalil Akhtar (Shooting) & Mahoor Shahzad (Badminton)
• Palau - Adrian Ililau (Athletics) & Osisang Chilton (Swimming)
• Palestine - Dania Nour (Swimming) & Mahommed Hamada (Weightlifting)
• Panama - Alonso Edward (Athletics) & Atheyna Bylon (Boxing)
• Papua New Guinea - Morea Baru (Weightlifting) & Loa Dilka Toua (Weightlifting)
• Paraguay - Fabrizzio Zanotti (Golf) & Veronica Cepede-Royg (Tennis)
• Peru - Lucca Messinas (Surfing) & Daniella Rosas (Surfing)
• Philippines - Eumir Marcial (Boxing) & Kiyomi Watanabe (Judo)
• Poland - Pawel Korzeniowski (Swimming) & Maja Wloszczowska (MTB Cycling)
• Portugal - Nelson Evora (Athletics) & Telma Monteiro (Judo)
• Puerto Rico - Brian Afanador (Table Tennis) & Adriana Diaz (Table Tennis)
• Qatar - Mohammed Al-Rumaihi (Shooting) & Tala Abujbara (Rowing)
• Refugee Olympic Team - Tachlowini Gebriyesos (Athletics) & Yusra Mardini (Swimming)
• Romania - Robert Glinta (Swimming) & Madalina Beres (Rowing)
• Russia - Maxim Mikhailov (Volleyball) & Sofya Velikaya (Fencing)
• Rwanda - John Hakizimana (Athletics) & Alphonsine Agahozo (Swimming)
• Saint Kitts and Nevis - Jason Rogers (Athletics) & Amya Clarke (Athletics)
• Saint Lucia - Jean-Luc Zephir (Swimming) & Levern Spencer (Athletics)
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Shafiqua Maloney (Athletics)
• Samoa - Alex Rose (Athletics)
• San Marino - Myles Amine (Wrestling) & Arianna Valloni (Swimming)
• Sao Tome and Principe - Buly Triste (Canoeing Sprint) & D´Jamila Tavares (Athletics)
• Saudi Arabia - Husein Alireza (Rowing) & Tahani Al-Qahtani (Judo)
• Senegal - Mbagnick Ndiaye (Judo) & Jeanne Boubtien (Swimming)
• Serbia - Filip Filipovic (Water Polo) & Sonja Vasic (Basketball)
• Seychelles - Rodney Govinden (Swimming) & Felicity Passon (Swimming)
• Sierra Leone - Frederick Harris (Judo) & Maggie Barrie (Athletics)
• Singapore - Loh Kean Yew (Badminton) & Yu Mengyu (Table Tennis)
• Slovakia - Matej Beňuš (Canoeing Slalom) & Zuzana Rehák-Štefečeková (Shooting)
• Slovenia - Bojan Tokic (Table Tennis) & Eva Tercelj (Canoeing Slalom)
• Solomon Islands - Edgar Richardson Iro (Swimming) & Sharon Firisua (Athletics)
• Somalia - Ali Idow Hassan (Athletics) & Ramla Ali (Boxing)
• South Africa - Chad Le Clos (Swimming) & Phumelela Mbande (Field Hockey)
• South Korea - Hwang Sun-Woo (Swimming) & Kim Yeon-Koung (Volleyball)
• South Sudan - Abraham Guem (Athletics) & Lucia Morris (Athletics)
• Spain - Saul Craviotto (Canoeing Sprint) & Mireia Belmonte (Swimming)
• Sri Lanka - Chamara Dharmawardana (Judo) & Milka de Silva (Artistic Gymnastics)
• Sudan - Abobakr Abass (Swimming) & Esraa Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed (Rowing)
• Suriname - Renzo Tjon-A-Joe (Swimming)
• Sweden - Max Salminen (Sailing) & Sara Algotsson-Ostholt (Equestrian)
• Switzerland - Max Heinzer (Fencing) & Mujinga Kambunji (Athletics)
• Syria - Hamcho Ahmad Saber (Equestrian) & Hend Zaza (Table Tennis)
• Tajikistan - Temur Rakhimov (Judo)
• Tanzania - Volunteers
• Thailand - Savate Sresthaporn (Shooting) & Naphaswan Yangpaiboon (Shooting)
• Timor-Leste - Felisberto de Deus (Swimming) & Imelda Ximenes Belo (Swimming)
• Togo - Fanny Dodji (Table Tennis) & Claire Ayivon (Rowing)
• Tonga - Pita Taufatofua (Taekwondo) & Maria Paseka (Taekwondo)
• Trinidad and Tobago - Kelly-Anne Baptiste (Athletics)
• Tunisia - Mehdi Ben Cheikh (Volleyball) & Ines Boubakri (Fencing)
• Turkey - Berke Saka (Swimming) & Merve Tuncel (Swimming)
• Turkmenistan - Merdan Atayev (Swimming) & Gulbadam Babamuratova (Judo)
• Tuvalu - Karalo Hepoiteloto Maibuca (Athletics) & Matie Stanley (Swimming)
• Uganda - Shadiri Bwogi (Boxing) & Kirabo Namutebi (Swimming)
• Ukraine - Bogdan Nikyshin (Fencing) & Olena Kostevych (Shooting)
• United Arab Emirates - Yousuf Al-Matrooshi (Swimming)
• United States - Eddy Alvarez (Baseball) & Sue Bird (Basketball)
• Uruguay - Bruno Cetraro (Rowing) & Deborah Rodriguez (Athletics)
• Uzbekistan - Bakhodir Jarolov (Boxing) & Nigora Tursunkulova (Taekwondo)
• Vanuatu - Rillio Rii (Rowing)
• Venezuela - Antonio Diaz (Karate) & Karen Leon (Judo)
• Vietnam - Nguyen Huy Hoang (Swimming) & Quach Thi Lan (Athletics)
• Virgin Islands - Adriel Sanes (Swimming) & Natalia Jean Kuipers (Swimming)
• Yemen - Ahmed Ayash (Judo) & Yasameen Al-Raimi (Shooting)
• Zambia - Everisto Mulenga (Boxing) & Tilka Paljk (Swimming)
• Zimbabwe - Peter Purcell-Gilpin (Rowing) & Donata Katai (Swimming)

[Dragon 2,062]

https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2019/04/29/tonga-flag-bearer-kayak-pita-taufatofua/

[Olympian1010 8,284]

29 minutes ago, Dragon said:

https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2019/04/29/tonga-flag-bearer-kayak-pita-taufatofua/

Realistically it shouldn’t be that hard for him to qualify, right?

[dcro 10,210]

1 hour ago, Olympian1010 said:

Realistically it shouldn’t be that hard for him to qualify, right?

 

I don't think so. It very much depends on what Australia and New Zealand enter, and since K2 200m has been scratched, it is now less likely that AUS/NZL will have double starters.

 

His best chance should be Tripartite Commission, although I'd pick Palau over him any day.

[JoshMartini007 2,821]

Even if Australia and New Zealand qualify before the continental qualifier the rule is that at least three NOCs must compete in the event for it to be valid so at the very least he would have to defeat other athletes to qualify (and while they aren't going to win a medal they at least don't capsize all the time during practice), so no free quota for him.

[dcro 10,210]

I'm somewhat worried that this publicity around him may put pressure on Tripartite Commission though.

[Olympian1010 8,284]

1 hour ago, dcro said:

I'm somewhat worried that this publicity around him may put pressure on Tripartite Commission though.

It will. He will get the quota as long as he doesn’t capsize of the distance.

[Benolympique 2,434]

https://sports.orange.fr/tennis/wta/article/jo-2020-halep-sera-porte-drapeau-de-la-roumanie-CNT000001hldXW.html

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Anna Korakaki (shooting) will be the flag bearer for