Coco Gauff has been named as Team USA’s female flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024. Gauff, who is the first tennis player to be accorded the honor, will join three-time Olympian LeBron James in leading the U.S.
delegation at the Opening Ceremony on Paris’s Seine River on Friday evening. “I never thought in a million years I would have the honor of carrying the American flag for Team USA in the Opening Ceremony,’ Gauff said in a U.S.
Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) press release. “I could not be more proud to lead my teammates with LeBron as we showcase our dedication and passion on the biggest stage there is – at a moment where we can bring athletes and fans together from around the world.” Gauff, who is the world No.
2 and defending U.S. Open champion, is competing at the Olympics for the first time, having been forced to pull out of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 after testing positive for Covid.
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