Basketball player LeBron James will be Team USA’s flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. This was reported by press service USA Olympic team.
The 39-year-old Los Angeles Lakers forward will carry the American flag at the Olympics for the first time in his career.
As a member of the US team, James won the Olympic gold medal twice (2008, 2012). In 2004, the player won the bronze award.
At the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) issued a call to international sports federations, recommending that Russian and Belarusian athletes should not be allowed to participate in any competitions. The organization decided to accept Russians and Belarusians as neutral athletes at the 2024 Olympic Games at the end of 2023. To participate, they had to meet a number of conditions and qualify.
On July 18, the IOC published the full list of Russian athletes accepted to the 2024 Olympic Games. In total, 15 people are going to the Games with neutral status.
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Source: Gazeta
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