First African to ever win a Tour de France jersey and now Biniam Girmay will carry the 🇪🇷Eritrean flag at the #ParisOlympics! Opening Ceremony 📺: Noon ET on NBC and Peacock
Biniam Girmay confirmed as flagbearer for Eritrea during 2024 Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony
CyclingFriday, 26 July 2024 at 18:00
Arguably the biggest sporting icon in Eritrea today, Biniam Girmay has been gifted the honour of being flag bearer for his nation in the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games this evening.
Some of other notable sporting names lucky enough to have been given flag bearer honours for their respective nations include tennis star Coco Gauff and basketball icon LeBron James for the United States of America, fellow NBA talent Giannis Antetokounmpo for Greece, British diving star Tom Daley, Kiwi cyclist Aaron Gate for New Zealand and mountain biker Nino Schurter for Switzerland among others, putting Girmay in some elite company.
The hero of African cycling made history once again at the 2024 Tour de France, winning three stages, becoming the the first black African to triumph in the sport's most iconic race and writing similar records with his points classification victory, taking home the Green Jersey.
Not much is known yet about what to expect of the opening ceremony in Paris although it has been touted that there will be musical performances by the likes of Lady Gaga and Celine Dion, with much of the action taking place in the iconically picturesque location of the River Seine.
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