Who would you make your NOC flag bearer in Paris 2024?

[rybak 3,217]

If atheletes competing in second week will be in Paris already week earlier I would want to see Paweł Fajdek (athletics) and Katarzyna Wasick (swimming), maybe both of them will break "the curse" 

[Gianlu33 4,568]

I would say Paltrinieri. Without any doubts. I would like have Nespoli too, but calendar didn't give him any chances...

[Josh 10,512]

For   I have no clue. We could have lesser known names as our joint flag bearers (Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony), but at the same time I wouldn’t be surprised to see them being some of the stars of our country. 

[Benolympique 2,398]

Kylian Mbappé favorites

[dodge 1,024]

16 hours ago, mpjmcevoy said:

: Mona McSherry & Rhys McClenneghan OR Ciara Mageann & Daniel Wiffen OR (leftfield) Nhat Nguyen & Rhasidat Adeleke OR Rory McIlroy & Lucy Mulhall

I would say there’s a less than zero chance McIlroy would agree to that. Leona Maguire might be a good shout if you want a golfer to do it. Lowry would absolutely agree to it 

 

For me I’d like to see rowing represented for the first time since 1976. Considering she re-started Irish rowing almost single-handedly, I’d give it to Sanita Puspure in her final event (if qualified of course)

Boxing have had the last 3(!) so maybe another sport. If going with a male athlete, Mark English would be a good lifetime achievement award and a rep for Athletics

 

[Cobi 981]

Carolina Marín (badminton) and Marcus Walz (canoeing) for . I would prefer Maialen Chorraut over Carolina, but she competes the next day.

[Cobi 981]

23 hours ago, rafalgorka said:

I wonder how it is in your country but in Poland we say: The flag bearer won't make it to the medal.

 

In recent editions Polish flag bearers were usually well-picked (imho) but they failed to get a medal almost every time.

In Spain is the opposite. From 1992 onwards, all the flagbearers finished at least top8, and from 2008 all made it to the podium with the exception of Mireia Belmonte in Tokyo (she finished 4th).

[mpjmcevoy 362]

1 hour ago, dodge said:

I would say there’s a less than zero chance McIlroy would agree to that. Leona Maguire might be a good shout if you want a golfer to do it. Lowry would absolutely agree to it 

 

For me I’d like to see rowing represented for the first time since 1976. Considering she re-started Irish rowing almost single-handedly, I’d give it to Sanita Puspure in her final event (if qualified of course)

Boxing have had the last 3(!) so maybe another sport. If going with a male athlete, Mark English would be a good lifetime achievement award and a rep for Athletics

 

Good call, actually, on McIlroy. Lowry would be a brilliant choice, he'd love it, and I absolutely should not have left out Sanita - I'm a big supporter of honouring the 'New Irish'. If he qualifies, Thomas Barr is another shout, as is any of our women's boxers. To be fair, our likely team is going to be full of worthy bearers  - we've seldom had such a great Olympic focus in the past, being a team sport orientated nation with a tendency to enjoy some non-Olympic stuff too (horseracing, GAA, snooker etc)

[SalamAkhi 317]

1 hour ago, Benolympique said:

Kylian Mbappé favorites

Lol.

[EselTheDonkey 824]

 Malaika Mihambo and Florian Wellbrock

 

Though German fans and athletes could actually vote in a poll the last few times, and I assume, this will be the case in Paris as well.