Paris 2024 Olympic flag bearers: FULL list of athletes who will be leading their country out for the opening ceremony

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SPORT fans are gearing up for tonight’s Paris 2024 Olympic opening ceremony – and the flag bearers will have their hands full.

Millions of people worldwide are set to witness a historical spectacle in Paris.

a group of people carrying a sign that says great britainFlag bearers are a crucial part of the opening ceremonyGetty

For the first time ever, the opening ceremony will NOT be happening inside a stadium.

But the traditional flag bearers will still be front and centre of each respective country.

Find out the flag bearers for every country at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Paris 2024 Olympic flag bearers

Algeria: Yasser Triki (Athletics)/ Amina Belhadi (Judo)

Australia: Eddie Ockenden (Hockey)/ Jessica Fox (Canoe Slalom)

Austria: Felix Oschmautz (Canoe Slalom)/ Michaela Polleres (Judo)

Bahamas: Steven Gardiner (Athletics)/ Devynne Charlton (Athletics)

Belgium: Jerome Guery (Equestrian)/ Emma Meesseman (Basketball)

Brazil: Isaquias Queiroz (Canoeing)/ Raquel Kochhann (Rugby sevens)

Canada: Andre De Grasse (Athletics)/ Maude Charron (Weightlifting)

Chile: Nicolas Jarry (Tennis)/ Antonia Abraham (Rowing)

Colombia: Kevin Quintero (Cycling)/ Flor Ruiz (Athletics)

Cuba: Mijaín Lopez (Wrestling)/ Idalys Ortiz (Judo)

Denmark: Niklas Landin Jacobsen (Handball)/ Anne-Marie Rindom
(Sailing)

Egypt: Ahmed El-Gendy (Modern pentathlon)/ Sara Ahmed (Weightlifting)

Finland: Eetu Kallioinen (Shooting)/ Sinem Kurtbay (Sailing)

France: Florent Manaudou (Swimming)/ Melina Robert-Michon (Athletics)

Germany: Dennis Schroder (Basketball)/ Anna-Maria Wagner (Judo)

Great Britain: Tom Daley (Diving)/ Helen Glover (Rowing)

Greece: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Basketball)/ Antigoni Drisbioti (Athletics)

India: Sharath Kamal (Table tennis)/ P. V. Sindhu (Badminton)

Indonesia: -/ Maryam March Maharani (Judo)

Ireland: Shane Lowry (Golf)/ Sarah Lavin (Athletics)

Italy: Gianmarco Tamberi (Athletics)/ Arianna Errigo (Fencing)

Jamaica: Josh Kirlew (Swimming)/ Shanieka Ricketts (Athletics)

Japan: Shigeyuki Nakarai (Breaking)/ Misaki Emura (Fencing)

Kenya: Ferdinand Omanyala (Athletics)/ Trizah Atuka (Volleyball)

Malaysia: Bertrand Rhodict Lises (Diving)/ Nur Shazrin Mohd Latif (Sailing)

Mexico: Emiliano Hernández (Modern pentathlon)/ Alejandra Orozco (Diving)

Morocco: Yessin Rahmouni (Equestrian)/ Ines Laklalech (Golf)

Netherlands: Worthy de Jong (3×3 Basketball)/ Lois Abbingh (Handball)

New Zealand: Aaron Gate (Cycling)/ Jo Aleh (Sailing)

Nigeria: -/ Tobi Amusan (Athletics)

Norway: Christian Sorum (Volleyball)/ Katrine Lunde (Handball)

Pakistan: Arshad Nadeem (Athletics)/ Jehanara Nabi (Swimming)

People’s Republic of China: Ma Long (Table tennis)/ Feng Yu (Synchronised swimming)

Philippines: Carlo Paalam (Boxing)/ Nesthy Petecio (Boxing)

Poland: Przemyslaw Zamojski (3×3 Basketball)/ Anita Wlodarczyk (Athletics)

Portugal: Fernando Pimenta (Canoeing)/ Ana Cabecinha (Athletics)

Refugee Olympic Team: Yahya Al Ghotany (Taekwondo)/ Cindy Ngamba (Boxing)

Republic of Korea: Woo Sang-hyeok (Athletics)/ Kim Seo-yeong (Swimming)

Romania: Marius Cozmiuc (Rowing)/ Ionela Cozmiuc (Rowing)

Singapore: Ryan Lo (Sailing)/ Shanti Pereira (Athletics)

South Africa: Akani Simbine (Athletics)/ Caitlin Rooskrantz (Gymnastics)

Spain: Marcus Cooper Walz (Canoeing)/ Tamara Echegoyen (Sailing)

Sri Lanka: Viren Nettasinghe (Badminton)/ Dilhani Lekamge (Athletics)

Sweden: Peder Fredricson (Equestrian)/ Josefin Olsson (Sailing)

Switzerland: Nino Schurter (Cycling Mountain Bike)/ Nina Christen (Shooting)

Thailand: Puripol Boonson (Athletics)/ Vareeraya Sukasem (Skateboarding)

United States: LeBron James (Basketball)/ Coco Gauff (Tennis)

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