Being chosen to participate in the Olympics is one of the greatest honors an athlete can experience, but an even greater accolade awaits two Team USA athletes at the 2024 Summer Games.
The United States will choose two flag bearers to lead the country into the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics. These individuals — one male and one female — are chosen by their Team USA counterparts and will lead the delegation of more than 350 athletes onto the world’s greatest stage.
Who has earned the highest honors among the United States’ 592 athletes at the Paris Games? Here’s what to know about the country’s flag bearers for the 2024 opening ceremony.
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Who are the U.S. Olympic flag bearers at the 2024 Olympics?
- Male flag bearer: LeBron James
- Female flag bearer: TBA
Team USA announced Monday that LeBron James would be its male flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics. The governing body is expected to announce its female flag bearer Tuesday.
James and his counterpart will become the second duo to co-lead the United States into the Summer Olympics. WNBA star Sue Bird and Eddy Alvarez — who earned silver medals in speed skating and baseball during his Olympic career — were the first pair…
