2014 Commonwealth Games Parade of Nations


2014 Commonwealth Games

During the Parade of Nations at the 2014 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, held on 23 July 2014, 71 athletes bearing the flags of their respective nations lead their national delegations as they paraded into Celtic Park in the host city of Glasgow, Scotland. Each team was led out by a Scottish Terrier, wearing a jacket bearing the name of the country, followed by the flag bearer for that nation. [1]

As the host of the last games, India entered first, followed by the rest of the Asian countries competing. Following this was Oceania, Africa, the Caribbean, the Americas and finally Europe. The Scotland team entered last, representing the host nation. In all cases nations entered in alphabetic order of their country names in English (besides India and Scotland).[2]

In honouring the victims of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 tragedy that occurred the week before the opening ceremony, the Malaysian delegation was led by eight athletes in Malaysia Airlines cabin crew uniform while the remaining athletes and officials wore black armbands, and the national flag was at half mast. A minute's silence was also observed.[3]

Countries and flagbearers

Below is a list of parading countries and their announced flag bearer, in the same order as the parade. This is sortable by country name, flag bearer's name, or flag bearer's sport. Names are given in the form officially designated by the CGF.

Order Nation Flag bearer Sport
1  India (IND) Vijay Kumar[4] Shooting
2  Bangladesh (BAN) Iqbal Islam[2] Shooting
3  Brunei (BRU) Muhammad Imaadi Abd Aziz[2] Cycling
4  Malaysia (MAS) Fatehah Mustapa[5] Cycling
5  Maldives (MDV) Hassan Saaid[6] Athletics
6  Pakistan (PAK) Azhar Hussain[2] Wrestling
7  Singapore (SIN) Lim Heem Wei[7] Gymnastics
8  Sri Lanka (SRI) Sudesh Peiris[2] Weightlifting
9  Australia (AUS) Anna Mears[8] Cycling
10  Cook Islands (COK) Patricia Taea[2] Athletics
11  Fiji (FIJ) Litia Tikoisuva[9] Lawn bowls
12  Kiribati (KIR) David Katoatau[10] Weightlifting
13  Nauru (NRU) Itte Detenamo[2] Weightlifting
14  New Zealand (NZL) Valerie Adams[11] Athletics
15  Niue (NIU) Hina Reriti[2] Lawn bowls
16  Norfolk Island (NFI) John Christian[2] Lawn bowls
17  Papua New Guinea (PNG) Steven Kari[12] Weightlifting
18  Samoa (SAM) Ele Opeloge[10] Weightlifting
19  Solomon Islands (SOL) Jenly Tegu Wini[2] Weightlifting
20  Tonga (TON) Uaine Fa Jr[13] Boxing
21  Tuvalu (TUV) Lapua Lapua[2] Weightlifting
22  Vanuatu (VAN) Yoshua Shing[2] Table tennis
23  Botswana (BOT) Nigel Amos[2] Athletics
24  Cameroon (CMR) Vanetius Njuh[2] Weightlifting
25  Ghana (GHA) Janet Amponsah[2] Athletics
26  Kenya (KEN) Mercy Obiero[2] Weightlifting
27  Lesotho (LES) Mokhotho Moroke[2] Boxing
28  Malawi (MAW) Mataya Tsoyo[2] Cycling
29  Mauritius (MRI) Kate Foo Kune[2] Badminton
30  Mozambique (MOZ) Kurt Couto[2] Athletics
31  Namibia (NAM) Helalia Johannes[2] Athletics
32  Nigeria (NGR) Maryam Usman[2] Weightlifting
33  Rwanda (RWA) Theogene Hakizimana[2] Powerlifting
34  Seychelles (SEY) Clementina Agricole[2] Weightlifting
35  Sierra Leone (SLE) James Fayla[2] Squash
36  South Africa (RSA) Cecil Afrika[14] Rugby sevens
37  Swaziland (SWZ) Phumlile Ndzinisa[2] Athletics
38  Tanzania (TAN) Seleman Salum Kidunda[2] Boxing
39  Uganda (UGA) Charles Ssekyaaya[2] Weightlifting
40  Zambia (ZAM) Punza Mathews[2] Judo
41  Anguilla (ANG) Rechelle Meade[2] Athletics
42  Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) Daniel Bailey[2] Athletics
43  Bahamas (BAH) Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace[15] Swimming
44  Barbados (BAR) Shane Brathwaite[2] Athletics
45  British Virgin Islands (IVB) Chantel Malone[2] Athletics
46  Cayman Islands (CAY) Michele Smith[2] Cycling
47  Dominica (DMA) Brendan Williams[2] Athletics
48  Grenada (GRN) Kirani James[2] Athletics
49  Jamaica (JAM) Warren Weir[2] Athletics
50  Montserrat (MNT) Julius Morris[2] Athletics
51  Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) Antoine Adams[2] Athletics
52  Saint Lucia (LCA) Levern Spencer[2] Athletics
53  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) Kineke Alexander[2] Athletics
54  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) Keshorn Walcott[2] Athletics
55  Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) Angelo Garland[2] Athletics
56  Belize (BIZ) Katy Sealy[16] Athletics
57  Bermuda (BER) Micah Franklin[17] Squash
58  Canada (CAN) Susan Nattrass[18] Shooting
59  Falkland Islands (FAI) Mike Brownlee[2] Badminton
60  Guyana (GUY) Geron Williams[2] Cycling
61  Saint Helena (SHN) Simon Henry[2] Shooting
62  Cyprus (CYP) Georgios Achilleos[2] Shooting
63  England (ENG) Nick Matthew[19] Squash
64  Gibraltar (GIB) Chris Walker[20] Triathlon
65  Guernsey (GUE) Chris Simpson[21] Squash
66  Isle of Man (IOM) Tim Kneale[22] Shooting
67  Jersey (JER) Steve Le Couilliard[23] Shooting
68  Malta (MLT) Kevin Arthur Moore[24] Athletics
69  Northern Ireland (NIR) Martyn Irvine[25] Cycling
70  Wales (WAL) Francesca Jones[26] Gymnastics
71  Scotland (SCO) Euan Burton[27] Judo

References

  1. ↑ "Scottie dogs 'steal the show' at Commonwealth Games". ITV News. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 Butler, Nick; Osborne, Paul (23 July 2014). "Commonwealth Games: The Opening Ceremony from Celtic Park". Insidethegames (Glasgow, Scotland). Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Malaysia pays tribute at Commonwealth Games". The Star Online.
  4. ↑ "Vijay Kumar named India's flag-bearer at CWG". http://ibnlive.in.com/. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  5. ↑ "Fatehah picked as Malaysian flag bearer for Glasgow Commonwealth Games". Baik Bike.com. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Saaid appointed as Maldives’ flag bearer at Commonwealth Games". http://www.sun.mv/. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  7. ↑ Yong Teck, Lim (2 July 2014). "Dual-contingent flag presentation ceremony mark start of Singapore’s 2014 Commonwealth Games and YOG journey". Red Sports. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  8. ↑ Horne, Ben (22 July 2014). "Meares picked as flag bearer for Games". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  9. ↑ Kumar, Arin (13 July 2014). "Tikoisuva's our flag bearer". Fiji Times. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  10. 1 2 "Pacific flag bearers overwelmed by Glascow Games". Radio Australia. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  11. ↑ Shannon, Kris (23 July 2014). "Adams named as NZ flag bearer". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  12. ↑ Naime, Quintina (14 July 2014). "Steven Kari named Flag Bearer at Glasgow Games". http://www.pngloop.com/. Retrieved 14 July 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  13. ↑ "Tonga team for Commonwealth Games 2014". Matangi (Nuku'alofa, Tonga). 16 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  14. ↑ "Afrika named SA flag bearer". Sport24. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
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  17. ↑ Wright, Stephen (22 July 2014). "Franklin chosen as Games flag bearer". Royal Gazette (Glasgow, Scotland). Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  18. ↑ "Susan Nattrass named Commonwealth Games flag-bearer". CBC Sports (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: CBC). 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
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  20. ↑ Shephard, John (14 July 2014). "Team Gibraltar Finally named". http://www.vox.gi/. Retrieved 14 July 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  21. ↑ "Chris Simpson to carry Guernsey flag at Glasgow 2014 ceremony". BBC. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  22. ↑ "Glasgow 2014: Shooter 'proud' to be Isle of Man flag bearer". BBC. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  23. ↑ "Glasgow 2014: Steve Le Couilliard 'overwhelmed' to be flag bearer". BBC News (BBC). 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  24. ↑ "Kevin Arthur Moore flag bearer for Malta at Commonwealth Games opening ceremony". Times of Malta. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  25. ↑ "Track cyclist Martyn Irvine named Northern Ireland flag bearer". Glasgow Evening Times. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  26. ↑ Griffiths, Gareth (22 July 2014). "Commonwealth Games 2014: Gymnast Frankie Jones named as Team Wales opening ceremony flag bearer". http://www.walesonline.co.uk/. Retrieved 22 July 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  27. ↑ McGinty, Stephen (21 July 2014). "Euan Burton named as Commonwealth Games flag bearer". The Scotsman. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
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