During the Parade of Nations at the 2026 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, to be held on 23 July 2026, athletes bearing the flags and batons of their respective nations lead their national delegations as they paraded into The Hydro in the host city of Glasgow, Scotland. A total of 74 nations will march into the arena.
For the first time ever, each participating nation created their own baton as part of the King's Baton Relay. Each nation also designated one athlete to carry in the baton as part of the opening ceremony,.
Parade order In a break from tradition, England did not lead the parade as the previous host nation. Scotland did, however, enter last as the current hosts. All other nations marched in alphabetical order within their respective regions: Africa, Americas, Asia, Caribbean, Oceania, and Europe.
Countries and flag bearers Below is a list of parading countries and their announced flag bearer(s), 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. OrderNationFlag bearerSport Baton bearerSport 1 Maxine Egner Swimming Lee Eppie Athletics 2 Nora Monie Athletics Junior Ngadja Nyabeyeu Weightlifting3 Hayley Hoy Swimming Mukelo Dlamini Boxing 4 Noélie Annette Lacour Swimming Kurt Ogouenkero Team official 5 Ousman Jobe Swimming Pap Jonga Swimming 6 Frema Agyei Judo Tahiru Haruna Para powerlifting 7 Robert Okaka Boxing Hellen Wawira Para powerlifting 8 Rapelang Maselela Boxing Mathealira Seholohohlo Boxing 9 Deborah Mtenje Boxing Zoe Rebello Swimming10 Fabrice Valerie Boxing Anishta Teeluck Swimming 11 Matthew Lawrence Swimming Cleyton Munguambe Swimming 12 Chenoult Lionel Coetzee Athletics Diana Viljoen Bowls 13 Abdul Jabar Adama Swimming Folashade Oluwafemiayo Para powerlifting 14 Jayden Ntwali Swimming Axela Echessah Swimming 15 Natasha Chetty Athletics Adam Moncherry Swimming 16 Jordan Aki-Sawyerr Athletics Josefien Betist Boxing 17 Bridget Herselman Bowls Shaun Williams 18 Collins Saliboko Swimming Zawadi Kutaka Boxing 19 Fayza Abdoukerim Athletics Médard Nayo Athletics 20 Mary Cholhok Nuba Netball Dennis Mbaziira Para powerlifting 21 Muzala Samukonga Athletics Catherine Mwape Boxing 22 Zaylie-Elizabeth Thompson Swimming Rashield Williams Boxing23 Davia Richardson Swimming Leticia Westby Chef de mission 24 Tiara DeRosa Athletics Caitlyn Bobb Athletics 25 Kady Dandeneau Wheelchair 3x3 basketball Ryan Bester Bowls26 Oliver Thompson Bowls Daphne Arthur-Almond Bowls 27 Travis Belgrave 3x3 basketball Aaliyah Moore Athletics 28 Sean Crowie Athletics William Caswell Swimming 29 Samiul Islam Rafi Swimming Sonia Aktar Swimming 30 Joel Ling Swimming Sharmeen Mohammad Mharvin Swimming 31 Mirabai Chanu Weightlifting Lovlina Borgohain Boxing 32 Abdul Latif Romly Para athletics Emma Firyana Saroji Bowls 33 Swimming Meral Ayn Latheef Swimming 34 Arshad Nadeem Athletics Fatima Zahra Boxing35 Gan Ching Hwee Swimming Mawjit Singh Para bowls 36 Palitha Bandara Para athletics Janani Dhananjana Para athletics 37 Tri-tania Lowe Athletics Jonathan Irizarry Swimming 38 Alston Ryan Boxing Aunjulique Liddie Swimming 39 Erin Pinder Artistic gymnastics Antwahn Boyce-Vaughan Para swimming 40 Adaejah Hodge Athletics Jaleel Croal Athletics 41 Connor Macdonald Swimming Siena Santiago Artistic gymnastics 42 Thea LaFond Athletics Jasmine Schofield Swimming 43 Zachary Gresham Swimming Tilly Collymore Swimming44 Collin McKenzie Swimming Shamera Sterling Netball 45 Julius Morris Team official Amani Kirnon Athletics 46 Helena Renee Chef de mission Volunteer Volunteer 47 Skyla Connor Swimming Jonathan Essien Swimming 48 Kennice Greene Swimming Matthew Ballah Swimming 49 Nigel Paul Boxing Joelisa Cooper Netball 50 Lerano Missick Athletics Arleigha Hall Swimming 51 Nina Kennedy Athletics Timothy Hodge Para swimming 52 Teokotai Jim Bowls Jacob Story Swimming 53 David Young Swimming Anahira McCutcheon Swimming54 Tavita Kaoma Boxing Andrew Kometa Coach 55 Femily-Crystie Notte Weightlifting Winzar Kakiouea Athletics 56 David Liti Weightlifting Moira de Villiers Judo 57 Duken Tutakitoa-Williams Boxing Christine Ioane Bowls 58 Micheal Trickey Bowls Christine Jones Bowls 59 Morea Baru Weightlifting Pais Wisil Athletics 60 Sanele MaoWeightliftingIuniarra SipaiaWeightlifting61 Maximilian Makana Boxing Moffet Tolomae Para powerlifting 62 Hulita Veve Netball Finau Ohuafi Swimming 63 Pasoni Taafaki Boxing Malia Timo Weightlifting 64 Ajah Pritchard-Lolo Weightlifting Thomas Wilbur Weightlifting 65 Elena Kulichenko Athletics Maria Markou Para powerlifting 66 Sian Honnor Bowls Luke Greenbank Swimming 67 Jordan Gonzalez Swimming Holly O’Shea Weightlifting 68 Alison Merrien Bowls Ian Merrien Bowls 69 Alfie Bezance Para powerlifting Laura Kinley Swimming 70 Malcolm De Sousa Bowls Lucy Woodward Athletics71 Connie Rixon Bowls Nick Mercieca Para powerlifting 72 Gary Kelly Bowls Bethany Firth Para swimming 73 Rosie Eccles Boxing Daniel Salmon Bowls 74 Alex Marshall Bowls Sarah Adlington Judo
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