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Many nations wait until the last day of competition to confirm their flag bearers for the Olympics closing ceremony. read more
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Katie Ledecky (L) and Leon Marchand (R) will be the flag bearers for USA and France at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony.
Swimmers will be prominent among the flag bearers when Olympic athletes bid farewell to Paris 2024 in a closing ceremony at Stade de France on Sunday night.
Leon Marchand has been one of the biggest stars of the Games with four gold medals and he will carry the French flag into the farewell celebration. US swimmer Katie Ledecky will carry the stars and stripes with rower Nick Mead.
There’s an air of expectation over what director Thomas Jolly has created to bring the Games to a close at the stadium after the grandiose and unprecedented open-air opening ceremony on the Seine river.
Athletes entering the parade on boats and the celebration of inclusivity generated headlines around the world.
The closing ceremony features the athletes’ parade and the handover of the Olympic flag to the organisers of the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.
Organisers said the ceremony will include more than 100 performers, acrobats, dancers and circus artists on a huge stage.
Who are the flag bearers for the 2024 Olympics closing ceremony?
Many nations wait until the last day of competition to confirm their flag bearers for the closing ceremony, with 14 medals still to be decided on Sunday.
Here is a look at some of those scheduled to take part:
France: Swimming sensation Marchand is a household name in France and becoming one beyond, recently appearing on NBC’s Today Show. The 22-year-old Marchand won all France’s four swimming gold medals in the pool as he took the Games by storm. He is set to carry the flag alongside mountain bike gold medalist Pauline Ferrand-Prévot.
United States: Swimming great Ledecky will leave the Paris Games with gold medals in the women’s 800-meter freestyle and 1,500-meter freestyle, which increased her career haul to nine Olympic golds. She will co-carry the US flag with rower Mead, who helped the U.S. win its first Olympic gold medal in the men’s four class since 1960.
Australia: Swim star Kaylee McKeown and sailor Matt Wearn will carry Australia’s flag. McKeown won the 100- and the 200-meter backstroke titles to repeat her feat from the Tokyo Games in 2021.
India: Manu Bhaker and PR Sreejesh will be India’s flag carriers. Bhaker became the first Indian woman to win a medal in shooting, taking a bronze in the 10-meter air pistol. She added another in the mixed team event. Sreejesh helped India win another bronze in men’s field hockey and the 36-year-old goalkeeper is retiring after the Games.
Italy: Italian couple Rossella Fiamingo and Gregorio Paltrinieri will carry their national flag to bring the Games to close. Fiamingo won a team fencing gold in Paris and Paltrinieri won silver and bronze in the swimming pool.
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