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Tobi Amusan (Athletics) https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/07/paris-olympics-2024-tobi-amusan-is-team-nigerias-flag-bearers/ Akoko Komlanvi (Rowing) https://www.csportsinfos.tg/jo-2024-les-promesses-de-akoko-komlanvi-a-la-nation-togolaise/

Noélie Yarigo (Athletics) & Valentin Houinato (Judo) https://www.francetvinfo.fr/les-jeux-olympiques/paris-2024-le-judoka-et-journaliste-de-radio-france-valentin-houinato-sera-le-porte-drapeau-du-benin_6680571.html Arnold Kisoka (Judo) https://journaldesnations.net/jeux-olympiques-2024-arnold-daso-kisoka-porte-drapeau-de-la-rdc/#google_vignette Siobhan Haughey (Swimming) & Cheung Ka Long (Fencing) https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1762707-20240722.htm

You just reminded me how pissed I was during London 2012. Our broadcaster back then have a time slot of 3 hours of random Olympic event each day when there are no Indonesians in action, and they spent half (sometimes more than half) of it for a frickin basketball pool match. Never watched a basketball game since that, until played basketball together in Asian Games

Mila Reljic (Taekwondo) & Dario Ivanovski (Athletics) https://www.facebook.com/makedonskiolimpiskikomitet.mok/posts/pfbid0h9Y76QMm33FSM2wytraw3CYSb42jLNf7wmrszG2SuzvhPWnrTR65yJxs5abaE3a3l?__cft__[0]=AZVowGkP7JV863W-k3fdHTtWO-xxPzsKinz49_QqRF7r78hV7-_y1xZqnK66DTMj7lQOzaskKq8CwZFpffH9kPInDNqFa99FLhaY5_EvnYK3YMKoSlKSrvKx9TkeKoTSflWsOCJtC7moyi4E9fXMVG3700DDy2-c9sYgqvSTLbRs0sJdbB43DyTXIHr9oX5HgZDaWtJhg87-USTN5IbSef-b&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R

Adriana Penruddocke (Sailing) & Jah-Nhai Perinchief (Athletics) https://tnnbda.com/team-bermuda-announces-flag-bearers-for-paris-2024/ Triza Atuka (Volleyball) & Ferdinand Omanyala (Athletics) https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/athletics/omanyala-atuka-to-carry-kenya-s-flag-at-paris-olympics-games-opening-ceremony-4697878

Alessandra Gaspraelli (Athletics) & Loris Bianchi (Swimming) https://www.facebook.com/share/p/vzsq7R7YHzNYnxQZ/?mibextid=ox5AEW

Busenaz Surmeneli (Boxing) & Mete Gazoz (Archery) https://www.cumhuriyetdaily.com/sports/b-surmeneli-and-m-gazoz-to-carry-turkish-flag-at-olympics-2136008?utm_medium=CokOkunanlar&utm_source=HaberDetay Khema Elizabeth (Swimming) & Dylan Sicobo (Athletics) http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/20915/La+dlgation+olympique+des+Seychelles+reoit+les+encouragements+du+prsident+Ramkalawan Michelle Tau (Taekwondo) & Tebello Ramakongoana (Athletics) https://www.facebook.com/LesothoNOC/photos/team-lesotho-flag-bearers-for-paris-2024-teamlesotho-paris2024-lesothoathletes/878572747636029/ Nora Gjakova (Judo) & Akil Gjakova (Judo) https://www.facebook.com/kosovoolympiccommittee/posts/pfbid0H1TnfjNqfCW9N5QgVE2zHqK7WR7wZBwEFfCHzqeEoM7pbVNv92QVzvK8y5RYouEpl?__cft__[0]=AZX4ppN7Qg6z16cIrJ-o3MRM8t2i-nmFvpe0GfTPtTFB2D6h0UPOiiS6bno9bMWNh7qbxLOHpAjlNJkOCTxmXpGe8b9siJIl-p2L16uRdHqmiP6_0xJlx2CHqHvF-Wx-HtiOEHGjA42LF6gA8juKqmBFjUtSqh9E8clKuHc-C4V7ZcEd-V3rlXAmtWv8ZMjgcalCiueDBwYBTAz5pxJN-_lW&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R

Together with Tai Tzu Ying is breakdancer Sun Chen

Some interesting picks there, including picking Kim/Jeong over Feng/Huang while H2H is clearly showing the otherwise

Djamila Silva (Judo) & David Pina (Boxing) https://www.rtc.cv/noticia/noticia-details/presidente-da-republica-entrega-bandeira-nacional-aos-atletas-que-vao-representar-cabo-verde-nos-jogos-olimpicos-2024-13566

Temur Rakhimov (Judo) https://rus.ozodi.org/a/temur-rahimov-budet-nesti-flag-tadzhikistana-na-otkrytii-olimpiady-v-parizhe/33037253.html Luiza Gega (Athletics) https://mia.gov.al/manastirliu-i-dorezon-flamurin-ekipit-olimpik-shqiptar-qe-do-perfaqesojne-shqiperine-ne-paris-2024-mbeshtetja-jone-per-sportin-elitar-thelbesore-per-suksesin-e-sportisteve-olimpiste/

Nino Salukvadze (Shooting) & Lasha Talakadze (Weightlifting) https://www.facebook.com/geonoc.org.ge/posts/pfbid0jjUme28cotssyk2T1CoFcXgBumxzvsJDDvKWy8zCa71zzZZyDnYbEK7Qw3Rhp1Hul?__cft__[0]=AZUOo3BZ89rnYNM0zoZ6hd-qDASX_scmsN81MqNL7_e9qI9HYYzwVizsGWgO-17oZj74p5xYRp-J0uh62aqayHgpoE_3p_SWpJTAbX851jsgf0VE2TU8F8uEYTfVKB6jHTrC-K_ngLGFAcprCYjQ0-EsnKMIUxCLRJW2k1jbpfBLeX7KktvN3uNkeNcQYqa3JSfJ5GCELGMqEQpeGmnDdmsK&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R Both legendary athletes

Danka Kovinic (Tennis) & Milivoj Dukić (Sailing) https://novski.me/zastavu-na-otvaranju-oi-nosice-danka-kovinic-i-milivoj-dukic/ Gultaj Mammadaliyeva (Judo) & Mahammad Abdullayev (Boxing) https://www.azerbaycan24.com/en/azerbaijan-s-flag-bearers-at-paris-olympics-determined/

Naby Keita (Football) https://africafootunited.com/jo-paris-2024-guinee-naby-keita-designe-porte-drapeau/ Amina Belkadi (Judo) & Yasser Triki (Athletics) https://www.echoroukonline.com/jo-de-paris-amina-belkadi-et-yasser-triki-porte-drapeaux

David Chaloyan (Boxing) https://sport.news.am/eng/news/151384/paris-2024-armenias-flag-bearer-at-the-opening-ceremony-is-revealed.html Georgia-Leigh Vele (Swimming) & Gibson Mara (Taekwondo) https://www.nbc.com.pg/post/13798/vele-and-mara-to-carry-png-flag-at-the-paris-olympic-games Don Opeloge (Weightlifting) https://samoaglobalnews.com/don-opeloge-named-flag-bearer-for-team-samoa-at-paris-olympics/

Sada Williams (Athletics) & Jack Kirby (Swimming) https://olympic.org.bb/archives/team-barbados-for-paris-2024-announced/ Joseph Paul Amoah (Athletics) https://gna.org.gh/2024/07/paul-amoah-selected-flagbearer-for-team-ghana-at-paris-olympics/

Tina Graudina (Beach Volleyball) & Nauris Miezis (3x3 Basketball) https://www.facebook.com/share/wZB1tw1CT3p1mNpN/?mibextid=ox5AEW Also @hckošice, the guy from should be a sprinter

And not a single regulation is updated except making one group to have 5 pairs instead of 4. Bravo

To be fair Narai can be said as a minor level celebrity, he appears in a few Japanese TV commercials which I don't think other athletes in breaking have the same level of recognition among the common folks

Apparently has selected Noureddine Hadid as a flag bearer, but he is now currently under arrest for deserting the army https://www.cnews.fr/sport/2024-07-14/jo-2024-pourquoi-le-porte-drapeau-du-liban-t-il-ete-emprisonne-1527286

Lindon Victor (Athletics) https://www.nbcdfw.com/paris-2024-summer-olympics/olympic-gold-medal-hopeful-from-grenada-trains-in-fort-worth/3587495/ Jehanara Nabi (Swimming) & Arshad Nadeem (Athletics) https://tribune.com.pk/story/2479558/arshad-and-jehanara-to-be-flag-bearers-at-the-paris-olympics

The thing is BWF wants to have a group stage (unlike other racket sports) and they can't fix the number of groups in because of the variable number of players in singles. What they can fix is the grouping conditions such as giving group of fours to lowest seeded players or making the bye positions flexible.

They are still busy with the MD draw

Edda Hannesdóttir (Triathlon) & Hákon Svavarsson (Shooting) https://www.facebook.com/share/bAkiTkA6oZ6PMrMS/?mibextid=ox5AEW

Erlan Sherov (Judo) https://akipress.com/news:784712:Flagbearer_for_Kyrgyzstan_national_team_at_Paris_Olympic_Games_named/