Here is a list of notable flag bearers to watch for during the Parade of Nations. Two reigning Olympic champions will carry the Canadian flag: sprinter Andre De Grasse and weightlifter Maude Charron.

When Pita Taufatofua began the walk towards the stadium at the 2016 Rio Olympics ... waving his flag, articles were already being written about the distractingly shiny Tongan flag bearer and ...

Michael Phelps, chosen as the flag bearer for Team USA at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, was a swimming icon. With an unprecedented 23 Olympic gold medals and numerous world records ...

The Paris Games are just a few days from wrapping up and as Sunday's Olympic closing ceremony approaches, Team USA made a big ...

(JTA) — Jewish basketball star Sue Bird will be one of Team USA’s two flag bearers at the Tokyo Olympics’ opening ceremony on Friday. Bird, one of many Jewish athletes going for gold this ...

LeBron James, player for the USA men's basketball team and the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers, will carry the flag for his country at the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics. James, a four-time ...

This summer’s opening ceremony at the Tokyo Olympic Games will see Team GB have male and female flag bearers for the first time. The move has been “encouraged” by the International Olympic ...

James, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, is the first male basketball player to be a U.S. Opening Ceremony flag bearer. Tennis star Coco Gauff was selected as the female flag bearer for the U.S. “It’s ...

For Dawn Staley, that dream came true in 2004 during the Olympic Games in Greece. Staley was nominated by Team USA to be the flag bearer. It was the last year of her Olympic career as a player ...

Marie-Philip Poulin was named one of Canada's flag bearers for the Opening Ceremony for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. One of Canada's most decorated Olympians will now usher in this year's ...