2017 Asian Winter Games Parade of Nations
During the Parade of Nations at the 2017 Asian Winter Games opening ceremony, held on 19 February 2017, 30 athletes bearing the flags of their respective nations lead their national delegations as they paraded into the Sapporo Dome in the host city of Sapporo, Japan.
Athletes entered the stadium in an order dictated by tradition. The Japanese team entered last, representing the host nation. The names of the nations were announced first in Japanese and then English. The latter being the official language of the Olympic Council of Asia and the former being the official language of the host nation: Japan. The nations were scheduled to enter in alphabetic order of their country names in Japanese, as per regulations. However the nations marched in English alphabetical order.
Background
In September 2016, it was announced athletes from Oceania were invited to compete. Countries from Oceania are not deemed as official competitors, however.The Kuwait Olympic Committee was suspended in October 2015, due to political interference. Therefore, the country is scheduled to compete under the Olympic flag as Independent Olympic Athletes.
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.| Order | Nation | Japanese | Roman transliteration | Flag bearer | Sport |
| 1 | 中華人民共和国 | Chūka jinmin kyōwakoku | Wu Dajing | Short track speed skating | |
| 2 | 朝鮮民主主義人民共和国 | Chōsen minshushugi jinmin kyōwakoku | Kim Pyol-song | Short track speed skating | |
| 3 | ホンコン・チャイナ | Honkon chaina | Tony Leung | Ice hockey | |
| 4 | インド | Indo | |||
| 5 | インドネシア | Indoneshia | Jonathan Sudharta | Ice hockey | |
| 6 | イラン・イスラム共和国 | Iran Isuramu kyōwakoku | Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki | Alpine skiing | |
| 7 | ヨルダン | Yorudan | Nasser Majali | Jordan Olympic Committee Secretary General | |
| 8 | カザフスタン | Kazafusutan | Yerdos Akhmadiyev | Cross-country skiing | |
| 9 | 大韓民国 | Daikanminkoku | Jung Dong-hyun | Alpine skiing | |
| 10 | キルギス | Kirugisu | Elzar Bolotbekov | Ice hockey | |
| 11 | レバノン | Rebanon | Samer Tawk | Cross-country skiing | |
| 12 | マカオ・チャイナ | Makao chaina | U Chi Fong | Ice hockey | |
| 13 | マレーシア | Marēshia | Reezman Bin Isa | Ice hockey | |
| 14 | モンゴル | Mongoru | Erdenechimeg Barkhuu | Biathlon | |
| 15 | ネパール | Nepāru | Saphal-Ram Shrestha | Alpine skiing | |
| 16 | パキスタン | Pakisutan | |||
| 17 | フィリピン | Firipin | Carlo Garrucho | Ice hockey | |
| 18 | カタール | Katāru | Thamer Al Mohannadi | Ice hockey | |
| 19 | シンガポール | Shingapōru | Lucas Ng | Short track speed skating | |
| 20 | スリランカ | Suriranka | Lukas Hettiarachchi | Cross-country skiing | |
| 21 | チャイニーズ・タイペイ | Chainīzu Taipei | Shen Yen-chin | Ice hockey | |
| 22 | タジキスタン | Tajikisutan | |||
| 23 | タイ | Tai | Thita Lamsam | Figure skating | |
| 24 | 東ティモール民主共和国 | Higashi timōru minshu kyōwakoku | Yohan Goutt Goncalves | Alpine skiing | |
| 25 | トルクメニスタン | Torukumenisutan | |||
| 26 | アラブ首長国連邦 | Arabu shuchōkoku renpō | |||
| 27 | ウズベキスタン | Uzubekisutan | Kamila Yuldasheva | Official | |
| 28 | ベトナム | Betonamu | Nguyen Duc Manh | Cross-country skiing | |
| 29 | 個人参加資格 | Kojin sanka shikaku | |||
| 30 | オーストラリア | Ōsutoraria | Deanna Lockett | Short track speed skating | |
| 31 | ニュージーランド | Nyūjīrando | Jarden Christopher Edward | Short track speed skating | |
| 32 | 日本 | Nihon | Go Tanaka | Ice hockey |