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The big day has arrived for the 33rd Summer Olympics Games. After two days of competition, it is now time for the highly anticipated Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony which will officially open today on Friday 26 July. For the first time, the ceremony will take place outside the stadium with the Seine and the city of Paris as the playing field. As is the tradition since 1912, each national delegation will be led by flag bearers.
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Sharath Kamal and Sindhu to represent Indian delegation
The inauguration of the Paris Olympics will take place at 11 pm Indian time. The Indian delegation will be represented by table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal and star badminton player and two-time medalist PV Sindhu. They will be the first athletes from their respective sports to serve as India's flag bearers at the Olympic opening ceremony. Other big names in sport will also be honored during this parade of the 205 countries represented at the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony.
Coco Gauff, the youngest athlete to lead
Basketball stars Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece) and LeBron James (USA) will be among the main flag-bearers. The Los Angeles Lakers player will also be accompanied by tennis player Coco Gauff, who at 20 will become the youngest athlete to lead the way for the Team USA delegation.
IOC allowed two flag bearers since Tokyo Games
The flag bearers carry their country's flag during the opening ceremony of the Games, parading at the head of their national delegations. The same ceremony exists for the Winter Games and the Paralympics.
The tradition of the flag bearer was established in 1912, on the occasion of the Summer Games held in Stockholm. Since the Tokyo Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has allowed countries to designate two flag bearers if they wish, provided that they are a woman and a man.
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Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers
| Nation | Male Flagbearer | Female Flagbearer |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Yasser Triki (Athletics) | Amina Belhadi (Judo) |
| Australia | Eddie Ockenden (Hockey) | Jessica Fox (Canoe Slalom) |
| Austria | Felix Oschmautz (Canoe Slalom) | Michaela Polleres (Judo) |
| Bahamas | Steven Gardiner (Athletics) | Devynne Charlton (Athletics) |
| Belgium | Jérôme Guéry (Equestrian) | Emma Meesseman (Basketball) |
| Brazil | Isaquias Queiroz (Canoeing) | Raquel Kochhann (Rugby sevens) |
| Canada | Andre De Grasse (Athletics) | Maude Charron (Weightlifting) |
| Chile | Nicolás Jarry (Tennis) | Antonia Abraham (Rowing) |
| Colombia | Kevin Quintero (Cycling) | Flor Ruiz (Athletics) |
| Cuba | Mijaín López (Wrestling) | Idalys Ortiz (Judo) |
| Denmark | Niklas Landin Jacobsen (Handball) | Anne-Marie Rindom (Sailing) |
| Egypt | Ahmed El-Gendy (Modern pentathlon) | Sara Ahmed (Weightlifting) |
| Finland | Eetu Kallioinen (Shooting) | Sinem Kurtbay (Sailing) |
| France | Florent Manaudou (Swimming) | Mélina Robert-Michon (Athletics) |
| Germany | Dennis Schröder (Basketball) | Anna-Maria Wagner (Judo) |
| Great Britain | Tom Daley (Diving) | Helen Glover (Rowing) |
| Greece | Giannis Antetokounmpo (Basketball) | Antigoni Drisbioti (Athletics) |
| India | Sharath Kamal (Table tennis) | P. V. Sindhu (Badminton) |
| Indonesia | - | Maryam March Maharani (Judo) |
| Ireland | TBC | TBC |
| Italy | Gianmarco Tamberi (Athletics) | Arianna Errigo (Fencing) |
| Jamaica | Josh Kirlew (Swimming) | Shanieka Ricketts (Athletics) |
| Japan | Shigeyuki Nakarai (Breaking) | Misaki Emura (Fencing) |
| Kenya | Ferdinand Omanyala (Athletics) | Trizah Atuka (Volleyball) |
| Malaysia | Bertrand Rhodict Lises (Diving) | Nur Shazrin Mohd Latif (Sailing) |
| Mexico | Emiliano Hernández (Modern pentathlon) | Alejandra Orozco (Diving) |
| Morocco | Yessin Rahmouni (Equestrian) | Ines Laklalech (Golf) |
| Netherlands | Worthy de Jong (3x3 Basketball) | Lois Abbingh (Handball) |
| New Zealand | Aaron Gate (Cycling) | Jo Aleh (Sailing) |
| Nigeria | - | Tobi Amusan (Athletics) |
| Norway | Christian Sørum (Volleyball) | Katrine Lunde (Handball) |
| Pakistan | Arshad Nadeem (Athletics) | Jehanara Nabi (Swimming) |
| People's Republic of China | Ma Long (Table tennis) | Feng Yu (Synchronised swimming) |
| Philippines | Carlo Paalam (Boxing) | Nesthy Petecio (Boxing) |
| Poland | Przemysław Zamojski (3x3 Basketball) | Anita Włodarczyk (Athletics) |
| Portugal | Fernando Pimenta (Canoeing) | Ana Cabecinha (Athletics) |
| Refugee Olympic Team | Yahya Al Ghotany (Taekwondo) | Cindy Ngamba (Boxing) |
| Republic of Korea | Woo Sang-hyeok (Athletics) | Kim Seo-yeong (Swimming) |
| Romania | Marius Cozmiuc (Rowing) | Ionela Cozmiuc (Rowing) |
| Singapore | Ryan Lo (Sailing) | Shanti Pereira (Athletics) |
| South Africa | Akani Simbine (Athletics) | Caitlin Rooskrantz (Gymnastics) |
| Spain | Marcus Cooper Walz (Canoeing) | Támara Echegoyen (Sailing) |
| Sri Lanka | Viren Nettasinghe (Badminton) | Dilhani Lekamge (Athletics) |
| Sweden | Peder Fredricson (Equestrian) | Josefin Olsson (Sailing) |
| Switzerland | Nino Schurter (Cycling Mountain Bike) | Nina Christen (Shooting) |
| Thailand | Puripol Boonson (Athletics) | Vareeraya Sukasem (Skateboarding) |
| United States | LeBron James (Basketball) | Coco Gauff (Tennis) |