Olympics 2024: PV Sindhu to LeBron James - Who Will Be The Flagbearers For Parade of Nations in Opening Ceremony?

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The Olympics 2024 is fast approaching, and participating nations have started announcing their flagbearers for the Parade of Nations at the Paris Games opening ceremony, which is scheduled to be held on Friday (October 26).

The Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony will break from tradition by taking place outside the main athletics stadium. Although the organizers have kept specific details under wraps, the event set to take place in the hear of the city, is likely to draw upto 500,000 spectators.

While the complete details of the opening ceremony remains undisclosed, the flagbearers of their respective nations are being revealed since the start of the month with some of sports biggest names featuring in the list.

Each flag bearer will be chosen either by the team's National Olympic Committee or by the athletes themselves. Also, like in Tokyo 2020, each team will have the option of having a male flag bearer and a female flag bearer in an effort to promote gender equality.

From India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu to USA basketball star LeBron James, here is a look at the flagbearers announced so far for the Paris Olympics opening ceremony set to be held on Friday (July 26) evening:

Paris Olympics 2024 Flagbearers for Parade of Nations

1. India: PV Sindhu (Badminton) & Achanta Sharath Kamal (Table Tennis)
2. USA: LeBron James (Basketball) & Coco Gauff (Tennis)
3. Australia: Eddie Ockenden (Hockey) & Jess Fox (Canoeing - slalom)
4. Refugee Olympic Team: Yahya Al Ghotany (Taekwondo) & Cindy Ngamba (Boxing)
5. Pakistan: Arshad Nadeem (Athletics) Jehanara Nabi (Swimming)
6. Japan: Shigeyuki Nakarai (Breaking) & Misaki Emura (Fencing)
7. South Korea: Woo Sang-hyeok (Athletics) & Kim Seo-yeong (Swimming)
8. France: Florent Manaudou (Swimming) & Mélina Robert-Michon (Athletics)
9. Chinese Taipei: Sun Chen (Breaking) & Tai Tzu-ying (Badminton)
10. Greece: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Basketball) & Antigoni Drisbioti (Athletics)
11. South Africa: Akani Simbine (Athletics) & Caitlin Rooskrantz (Gymnastics)
12. Singapore: Ryan Lo (Sailing) & Shanti Pereira (Athletics)
13. Venezuela: Julio Mayora (Weightlifting) & Yulimar Rojas (Athletics - non-competitor)
14. Malaysia: Bertrand Rhodict Lises (Diving) & Nur Shazrin Mohd Latif (Sailing)
15. Jamaica: Josh Kirlew (Swimming) & Shanieka Ricketts (Athletics)
16. Spain: Marcus Cooper Walz (Canoeing) & Támara Echegoyen (Sailing)
17. Chile: Nicolás Jarry (Tennis) & Antonia Abraham (Rowing)
18. Albania: Luiza Gega (Athletics)
19. Algeria: Yasser Triki (Athletics) & Amina Belhadi (Judo)
20. Angola: Azenaide Carlos (Handball)
21. Antigua & Barbuda: Cejhae Greene (Athletics)
22. Argentina: Luciano De Cecco (Volleyball) & Rocío Sánchez Moccia (Field hockey)
23. Armenia: Davit Chaloyan (Boxing)
24. Aruba: Mikel Schreuders (Swimming) & Chloë Farro (Swimming)
25. Austria: Felix Oschmautz (Canoeing -slalom) & Michaela Polleres (Judo)
26. Azerbaijan: Mahammad Abdullayev (Boxing) & Gultaj Mammadaliyeva (Judo)
27. Bangladesh: Sagor Islam (Archery)
28. Barbados: Jack Kirby (Swimming) & Sada Williams (Athletics)
29. Bermuda: Jah-Nhai Perinchief (Athletics) & Adriana Penruddocke (Sailing)
30. Bolivia: Héctor Garibay (Athletics) & María José Ribera (Swimming)
31. Brazil: Isaquias Queiroz (Canoeing) & Raquel Kochhann (Rugby sevens)
32. Bulgaria: Lyubomir Epitropov (Swimming) & Stanimira Petrova (Boxing)
33. Cape Verde: Daniel Varela de Pina (Boxing) & Djamila Silva (Judo)
34. Cyprus: Milan Trajkovic (Athletics) & Elena Kulichenko (Athletics)
35. Colombia: Kevin Quintero (Cycling) & Flor Ruiz (Athletics)
36. Costa Rica: Gerald Drummond (Athletics) & Milagro Mena (Cycling)
37. Ivory Coast: Cheick Sallah Cissé (Taekwondo) & Marie-Josée Ta Lou (Athletics)
38. Croatia: Giovanni Cernogoraz (Shooting) & Barbara Matić (Judo)
39. Cuba: Mijaín López (Wrestling) & Idalys Ortiz (Judo)
40. Denmark: Niklas Landin Jacobsen (Handball) & Anne-Marie Rindom (Sailing)
41. Dominican Republic: Audrys Nin Reyes (Gymnastics) & Marileidy Paulino (Athletics)
42. Egypt: Ahmed El-Gendy (Modern pentathlon) & Sara Ahmed (Weightlifting)
43. El Salvador: Uriel Canjura (Badminton) & Celina Márquez (Swimming)
44. UAE: Omar Al Marzouqi (Equestrian)
45. Ecuador: Daniel Pintado (Athletics) & Neisi Dajomes (Weightlifting)
46. Grenada: Lindon Victor (Athletics)
47. Guatemala: Kevin Cordón (Badminton) & Waleska Soto (Shooting)
48. Guniea: Nabi Keita (Football)
49. Hong Kong: Cheung Ka Long (Fencing) & Siobhán Haughey (Swimming)
50. Hungary: Krisztián Tóth (Judo) & Blanka Bíró (Handball)
51. Indonesia: Maryam March Maharani (Judo)
52. Iran: Mahdi Olfati (Gymnastics) & Neda Shahsavari (Table tennis)
53. Iceland: Hákon Svavarsson (Shooting) & Edda Hannesdóttir (Triathlon)
54. Israel: Peter Paltchik (Judo) & Andrea Murez (Swimming)
55. Italy: Gianmarco Tamberi (Athletics) & Arianna Errigo (Fencing)
56. Jordan: Saleh Al-Sharabaty (Taekwondo) & Rama Abu Al-Rub (Taekwondo)
57. Kazakhstan: Aslanbek Shymbergenov (Boxing) & Olga Safronova (Athletics)
58. Kenya: Ferdinand Omanyala (Athletics) & Trizah Atuka (Volleyball)
59. Kyrgyzstan: Erlan Sherov (Judo)
60. Kosovo: Nora Gjakova (Judo) & Akil Gjakova (Judo)
61. Latvia: Nauris Miezis (3x3 Basketball) & Tīna Graudiņa (Beach Volleyball)
62. Lithuania: Justina Vanagaitė (Equestrian) & Rytis Jasiūnas (Sailing)
63. Maldives: Ibadulla Adam (Athletics) & Fathimath Dheema Ali (Table tennis)
64. Malta: Gianluca Chetcuti (Shooting) & Sasha Gatt (Swimming)
65. Mauritania: Camil Doua (Swimming)
66. Mexico: Emiliano Hernández (Modern pentathlon) & Alejandra Orozco (Diving)
67. Federated States of Micronesia: Tasi Limtiaco (Swimming) & Kestra Kihleng (Swimming)
68. Moldova: Dan Olaru (Archery) & Alexandra Mîrca (Archery)
69. Monaco: Théo Druenne (Swimming) & Lisa Pou (Swimming)
70. Mongolia: Bat-Ochiryn Ser-Od (Athletics) & Oyuntsetseg Yesügen (Boxing)
71. Nicaragua: Gerald Hernández (Swimming) & Izayana Marenco (Judo)
72. Uzbekistan: Abdumalik Khalokov (Boxing) & Zaynab Dayibekova (Fencing)
73. Panama: Franklin Archibold (Cycling) & Hillary Heron (Gymnastics - artistic)
74. Paraguay: Fabrizio Zanotti (Golf) & Alejandra Alonso (Rowing)
75. Papua New Guinea: Gibson Mara (Taekwondo) & Georgia-Leigh Vele (Swimming)
76. Netherlands: Worthy de Jong (3x3 Basketball) & Lois Abbingh (Handball)
77. Peru: Juan Postigos (Judo) & María Luisa Doig (Fencing)
78. Philippines: Carlo Paalam (Boxing) & Nesthy Petecio (Boxing)
79. Poland: Przemysław Zamojski (3x3 Basketball) & Anita Włodarczyk (Athletics)
80. Puerto Rico: Sebastian Rivera (Wrestling) & Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (Athletics)
81. Portugal: Fernando Pimenta (Canoeing - sprint) & Ana Cabecinha (Athletics)
82. Romania: Marius Cozmiuc (Rowing) & Ionela Cozmiuc (Rowing)
83. Samoa: Don Opeloge (Weightlifting)
84. Serbia: Dušan Mandić (Water polo) & Maja Ognjenović (Volleyball)
85. Seychelles: Dylan Sicobo (Athletics) & Khema Elizabeth (Swimming)
86. Sri Lanka: Viren Nettasinghe (Badminton) & Dilhani Lekamge (Athletics)
87. Tunisia: Salim Jemai (Canoeing) & Khadija Krimi (Rowing)
88. Turkey: Mete Gazoz (Archery) & Busenaz Sürmeneli (Boxing)
89. Uruguay: Emiliano Lasa (Athletics) & María Sara Grippoli (Taekwondo)
90. Vanuatu: Hugo Cumbo (Judo) & Priscilla Tommy (Table tennis)
91. Vietnam: Le Duc Phat (Badminton) & Nguyen Thi That (Cycling - road)

Note: The list will be further updated as and when the nations announce their flagbearers. Some nations have partially made their announcement of just the male flagbearer with the female flagbearer or vice-versa.