Flag-bearers for the Olympics are the athletes whose country’s flag will be carried during the parade of countries. This position is a great honour that shows national pride and is usually given to an outstanding or well-known athlete from each country’s delegation.

PARIS – Professional golf is now in its Olympics season, but there are more important events to attend at Le Golf National before any shots are hit. Such as the Opening Ceremony in Paris on Friday night.

Golfing Flag Bearers in Paris 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony

Flag Bearer	Country	Achievements	Notes
Shane Lowry	Ireland	2019 Open Champion	Represented Ireland at the 2020 Olympics, finishing T22. Delighted to carry the flag at Paris 2024.
Fabrizio Zanotti	Paraguay	World No. 342, 7 professional victories	Flag bearer at Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Only golfer from Paraguay at Paris 2024.
Ines Laklalech	Morocco	World No. 298, 2022 Lacoste Ladies Open de France Winner	First Moroccan, Arab, and North African woman to win an LET title. Only golfer from Morocco at Paris 2024.

There is no word on how many players will walk (or float) during the party on the Seine River, which runs through Paris. As for who will carry the flag for their country, we know for sure that two players will be chosen.

There is a 342nd-ranked player in the world named Fabrizio Zanotti who will carry the male flag for Paraguay. He is likely to do a better job than most French athletes… as the flag bearer for Paraguay at the last Olympics, which were held in Tokyo.

He is joined from the golf beat by Ines Laklalech, a Moroccan golfer who is placed 298th in the world. Laklalech is one of the least skilled players in the field, but he is still an Olympian and one of only 42 athletes from Morocco participating. The women’s golf tournament doesn’t start until the men’s is over, so Laklalech got to Paris early and is already wearing the Moroccan red and forest green colours from the Olympic Village.

Gaby Lopez carried the Mexican flag at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo in the summer of 2021. Golf fans will remember this. Because the Games were held in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lopez, Zanotti, and all the other athletes wore masks. We’ll be glad to see a lot more of their smiles this time as they defend their countries. (Basketball player LeBron James and tennis star Coco Gauff will carry the flag for Team USA.)

There are good chances that other players will be there, but not as flag bearers. Women who play golf will have to wait 12 days before their tournament starts because of the Opening Ceremony. The men’s tournament starts on Thursday, August 1.

FAQ’s

Q1: What time is the 2024 Olympic opening ceremony?

Ans: It will start on Friday, July 26, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. ET (10:30 a.m. PT) for the Summer Olympics. There will be footage of the opening ceremony on NBC beginning at noon ET. On NBC at 7:30 p.m. ET, there will be a better repeat.

Q2: Where can I watch the Olympics 2024 opening ceremony?

Ans: How do I watch the opening event of the Paris Olympics 2024 in India? What time and where? The main event of the Paris Olympics 2024 will start at 11 p.m. IST. Indian viewers can watch it live on Sports18 1 SD and Sports18 1 HD. Fans can also watch the event for free on Jio Cinema.

Q3: What does “Olympic” stand for?

Ans: “The Olympic symbol shows what the Olympic Movement is doing and stands for the coming together of the five continents and the Olympic Games, where athletes from all over the world compete.” (Rule 8 of the Olympic Charter)

Q4: What do the 5 rings mean?

Ans: The fact that all five rings are linked together shows how the games bring people from all over the world together to participate. According to Pierre de Coubertin, the father of the Olympic Movement, the five rings represent the five parts of the world that have now joined the cause of olympics and are ready to take part in its many rivalries.

Q5: What is the Olympic flag?

Ans: The model flag is the one that Coubertin gave to the Olympics in 1914. It has a white background with five rings of colour: blue, yellow, black, green, and red. The blue ring is the farthest to the left and closest to the pole.