Who carried the flag for GB in Rio?

Mills and Sbihi follow in the footsteps of Sir Andy Murray, who carried the flag at the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics in 2016. Cyclist Chris Hoy lead Team GB out in front of a home crowd in London 2012 accompanied by David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’.

Who is Tonga’s flag bearer?

bearer Pita Taufatofua
Tongan flag bearer Pita Taufatofua is skipping the Games to focus on volcano relief. Pita Taufatofua makes an entrance during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

Who was the GB flag bearer 2020?

Laura Kenny
Laura Kenny has been named Team GB’s flagbearer for the Closing Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Who holds Olympic flag?

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Men and women from across the country and from a variety of sports have been chosen to bear the flag at the opening ceremonies.

How do they choose flag bearers?

The flag bearers are chosen by a vote of the team captains of each sport. Athletes view their selection of flag bearer as a great honor: It’s more than a dream.

Who is Tonga 2022 bearer?

Pita Taufatofua
Pita Taufatofua, a Tongan athlete perhaps best known for his role as a shirtless and oiled flag-bearer, will not compete in the 2022 Winter Olympics — to the disappointment of loyal opening ceremony viewers who had hoped for his gleaming return.

Who is the shirtless Olympian?

This article is in your queue. Pita Taufatofua, who became internationally recognized for marching shirtless as Tonga’s Olympic flag-bearer, has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in a campaign aimed at aiding the island nation after a volcanic eruption and tsunami left it significantly damaged.

Who carried the Olympic flag in 2021?

7 (Xinhua) — Sailing gold medalist Mathew Belcher has been chosen as Australia’s flag bearer for the closing ceremony at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) announced on Saturday that Belcher, 38, will lead Australian athletes into the Olympic Stadium on Sunday night.

Who carried the GB flag 2021?

Laura Kenny has carried the union flag for Team GB during the closing ceremony of the Olympics in Tokyo. Kenny claimed her fifth Olympic title and became the first British woman to win gold at three successive Games after victory in the women’s madison alongside Katie Archibald on Friday.