Friday, July 23, 2021

Why many Olympians don't want to carry the flag in the opening ceremony

Being chosen as an Olympic flag-bearer is an enormous honor -- yet athletes routinely turn it down. We talked to Michael Phelps, Dawn Staley and other former flag-bearers to find out exactly how grueling it can be.

source https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/31813623/tokyo-olympics-opening-ceremony-why-many-olympians-want-named-flag-bearer

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