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The following is a list of each country's flag bearer. The list is sorted in the official order of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), even though nations appeared in no particular order in the parade of nations, not all of the National Olympic Committees were able to select a flag bearer for the closing ceremony, a games volunteer was represented instead.
Most countries will have two athletes hoisting a large flag in the boats along the Seine River for the Paris Olympics opening ceremony Friday. It's considered an honor to be chosen for the duty at ...
Ralph Rose competing at the 1908 Olympics after not dipping the flag in the opening ceremony. Olympic protocol is that the flag bearer dips their flag to the head of state as part of the parade. It has become tradition that the U.S. flag is not dipped, though the origins of this are surrounded by legend and are widely misreported: [10] [11]
The 2024 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations within the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony took place on 26 July 2024 on the Seine river in Paris, France.Athletes and officials from each participating team marched into the Jardins du Trocadéro preceded by their flag and placard bearer.
LeBron James and Coco Gauff were selected as Team USA flag bearers at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The news was exclusively announced first on the TODAY show.
Katie Ledecky, a two-time gold medalist at the 2024 Paris Olympics, has been chosen by Team USA as one of two athletes to carry the flag at the Closing Ceremony. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson ...
The closing ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics took place at the Stade de France on 11 August 2024. [1]As per traditional Olympic protocol, the ceremony featured cultural presentations from both the current (France) and following (United States) host countries, as well as closing remarks by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and the COJOP2024 President Tony Estanguet ...
Tennis star Coco Gauff will join LeBron James as a flag bearer in the Olympic opening ceremony. Black excellence will be at the forefront of the 2024 Olympics for Team USA.