2022 Commonwealth Games Parade of Nations

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During the Parade of Nations at the 2022 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, held on 28 July 2022, athletes bearing the flags of their respective nations lead their national delegations as they paraded into Alexander Stadium in the host city of Birmingham, England. A total of 72 Commonwealth Games Associations entered into the stadium.

## Parade order

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As per tradition, Australia (as the host of the last games) entered first, followed by the rest of the Oceania region. Following this all countries entered in alphabetical order within their respective region groups. After Oceania, countries from Africa, America, Asia, the Caribbean and lastly Europe entered. The host nation, England, entered last.[citation needed]

## Countries and flag bearers

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Below is a list of parading countries and their announced flag bearer, in the same order as the parade. Names are given in the form officially designated by the CGF.

Delegates representing England at the Parade of Nations at the Opening Ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games Order  | Nation  | Flag bearer  | Sport  | Ref.

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1 |  Australia | Eddie Ockenden | Field hockey | [1]
Rachael Grinham | Squash
2 |  Cook Islands | Aidan Zittersteijn | Lawn bowls | [2]
Nooroa Mataio
3 |  Fiji | Semesa Naiseruvati | Lawn bowls | [3]
Naibili Vatunisolo | Para-athletics
4 |  Kiribati |  |  |
5 |  Nauru | Christon Amram | Boxing | [4]
Maximina Uepa | Weightlifting
6 |  New Zealand | Tom Walsh | Athletics | [5]
Joelle King | Squash
7 |  Niue | Travis Tapatuetoa | Boxing | [6]
Olivia Buckingham | Lawn bowls
8 |  Norfolk Island | Tim Sheridan | Lawn bowls | [7]
Shae Wilson
9 |  Papua New Guinea | John Ume | Boxing | [8][9]
Rellie Kaputin | Athletics
10 |  Samoa |  |  |
11 |  Solomon Islands |  |  |
12 |  Tonga | Sione Tupou | Rugby sevens | [10]
Kuinini Manumua | Weightlifting
13 |  Tuvalu |  |  |
14 |  Vanuatu | Joe Mahit | Judo | [11]
Miller Pata | Beach volleyball
Ellie Enock | Para-athletics
Para powerlifting
15 |  Botswana | Bayapo Ndori | Athletics | [12]
Aratwa Kasemang | Boxing
16 |  Cameroon | Emmanuel Eseme | Athletics | [13]
Ayuk Otay Arrey Sophina | Judo
17 |  Eswatini | Sibusiso Matsenjwa | Athletics | [14]
Hayley Hoy | Swimming
18 |  The Gambia | Modou Gamo | Para powerlifting | [15]
Wurrie Njadoe | Athletics
19 |  Ghana |  |  |
20 |  Kenya | Ferdinand Omanyala | Athletics | [16]
Carolina Wanjira | 3x3 wheelchair basketball
21 |  Lesotho | Lerato Sechele | Athletics | [17]
Tumelo Makae | Cycling
22 |  Malawi |  |  |
23 |  Mauritius | Merven Clair | Boxing | [18]
Priscilla Morand | Judo
Noemi Alphonse | Para-athletics
24 |  Mozambique | Caio Lobo | Swimming | [19]
Alcinda Panguana | Boxing
25 |  Namibia | Ananias Shikongo | Para-athletics | [20]
Christine Mboma | Athletics
26 |  Nigeria | Nnamdi Chinecherem | Athletics | [21]
Folashade Oluwafemiayo | Para powerlifting
27 |  Rwanda | Ntagengwa Olivier | Beach volleyball | [22]
Diane Ingabire | Cycling
28 |  Seychelles | Keddy Agnes | Boxing | [23]
Natasha Chetty | Athletics
29 |  Sierra Leone | Joshua Wyse | Swimming | [24]
Hafsatu Kamara | Athletics
30 |  South Africa | Christian Sadie | Para-swimming | [25]
Bongiwe Msomi | Netball
31 |  Tanzania |  |  |
32 |  Uganda | Michael Wokorach | Rugby sevens | [26]
Peace Proscovia | Netball
33 |  Zambia | Muzala Samukonga | Athletics | [27]
Margret Tembo | Boxing
34 |  Bahamas | Izaak Bastian | Swimming | [28]
Lilly Higgs
35 |  Belize | Shaun Gill | Athletics | [29]
Alicia Thompson | Cycling
36 |  Bermuda | Dage Minors | Athletics | [30]
Emma Keane | Squash
37 |  Canada | Josh Cassidy | Para-athletics | [31]
Maude Charron | Weightlifting
38 |  Falkland Islands | Doug Clark | Badminton | [32]
Daphne Arthur-Almond | Lawn bowls
39 |  Guyana | Keevin Allicock | Boxing | [33]
Aliyah Abrams | Athletics
40 |  Saint Helena |  |  |
41 |  Bangladesh | Sura Krishna | Boxing | [34][35]
Mabia Aktar | Weightlifting
42 |  Brunei |  |  |
43 |  India | Manpreet Singh | Field hockey | [36][37]
P. V. Sindhu | Badminton
44 |  Malaysia | Bonnie Bunyau Gustin | Para powerlifting | [38]
Aifa Azman | Squash
45 |  Maldives | Zayan Zaki | Badminton | [39]
Fathimath Nimal | Table tennis
46 |  Pakistan | Muhammad Inam | Wrestling | [40][41]
Bismah Maroof | Cricket
47 |  Singapore | Terry Hee | Badminton | [42]
Nur Aini Yasli | Para powerlifting
48 |  Sri Lanka | Indika Dissanayake | Weightlifting | [43][44]
Chamari Athapaththu | Cricket
49 |  Anguilla | Hasani Hennis | Cycling |
Tri-Tania Lowe | Athletics
50 |  Antigua and Barbuda |  |  |
51 |  Barbados | Matthew Wright | Triathlon | [45]
Latonia Blackman | Netball
52 |  British Virgin Islands | Rikkoi Brathwaite | Athletics | [29]
Beyoncé De Freitas
53 |  Cayman Islands | Rasheem Brown | Athletics | [29]
Alison Jackson | Swimming
54 |  Dominica | Dennick Luke | Athletics | [29]
Thea LaFond
55 |  Grenada | Kurt Felix | Athletics |
Tilly Collymore | Swimming
56 |  Jamaica | Oshane Edie | Rugby sevens | [46]
Jhaniele Fowler | Netball
57 |  Montserrat | Julius Morris | Athletics | [47]
58 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | St. Clair Hodge | Beach volleyball | [48]
Amya Clarke | Athletics
59 |  Saint Lucia | Arthur Langelier | Boxing | [49]
Julien Alfred | Athletics
60 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Shane Cadogan | Swimming | [29]
Mikeisha Welcome | Athletics
61 |  Trinidad and Tobago | Jereem Richards | Athletics | [29]
Michelle-Lee Ahye
62 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | Courtney Missick | Athletics | [50]
Arleigha Hall | Swimming
63 |  Cyprus | Marios Georgiou | Gymnastics | [51]
Zoi Konstantopoulou | Beach volleyball
64 |  Gibraltar | Derek Barbara | Cycling | [52]
Holly O'Shea | Weightlifting
65 |  Guernsey | Marc Cox | Cycling | [53]
Elena Johnson | Badminton
66 |  Isle of Man | Mark Cavendish | Cycling | [54]
Laura Kinley | Swimming
67 |  Jersey | Rhys Hidrio | Cycling | [55]
68 |  Malta | Kijan Sultana | Squash | [56]
Tenishia Thornton | Weightlifting
69 |  Northern Ireland | Martin McHugh | Lawn bowls | [57]
Michaela Walsh | Boxing
70 |  Scotland | Micky Yule | Para powerlifting | [58]
Kirsty Gilmour | Badminton
71 |  Wales | Geraint Thomas | Cycling | [59]
Tesni Evans | Squash
72 |  England | Jack Laugher | Diving | [60]
Emily Campbell | Weightlifting

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