Flag bearers for the 2024 Olympics: how were Manaudou and Robert-Michon chosen ?

This Friday, July 12, the flag bearers for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games were presented. officially designated

There was no more suspense. After the rumors of the last few weeks, Le Parisien assuredé as of Thursday July 11, you will have had access to the details of the vote taken. to designate the flag bearers for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, while the official designation was to take place during the 8 p.m. news on France 2 this Friday. Even the Minister of Sports Amlie Oudéa-Castera shared a tweet on Thursday evening to confirm the choice of gates -flags. The swimmer Florent Manaudou and the athlete specializing in discus throwing Mélina Robert-Michon will therefore be the two representatives brought  oacute;s &agrav; carry the French flag during this ceremony Paris.

Olympic champion in the 50m freestyle in London under the eyes of his sister Laure, gold medalist in the 400m freestyle 8 years earlier in Athens, Florent Manaudou also finished on the podium in Rio in 2016 and in Tokyo in 2021. He was also the first Olympic flamebearer in France, in Marseille. Mélina Robert-Michon, medalist in the discus throw at Rio is preparing to compete in its seventh Olympic Games, a record for longevity for the 44-year-old discus thrower who has once again qualified.

For the Paralympic Games, wereé designated Nantenin Keïta, reigning Paralympic champion in the 400 m à the commitment, who will also compete in her fourth Olympics, and Alexis Hanquinquant, para triathlon champion, who will compete in her second Games for her part.

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What are the flag bearers called ?

These are the athletes of the French team, ambassador athletes, who voted to elect the pair (one woman, one man) of flag bearers for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The vote took place between the end of June and the beginning of July to allow all the candidates to officially validate their qualifications. The standard bearers were designated by electronic vote with a bailiff.

Each ambassador has vote for a ranking of 3 women and 3 men with the following distribution of points:

• Athlete #1 – 3 points
• Athlete #2 – 2 points
• Athlete n°3 – 1 point

The elected pair had to be composed of the female athlete and the male athlete who collected the most points. Florent Manaudou and Mélina Robert-Michon were aheadé Earvin Ngapeth (volleyball), Enzo Lefort (fencing), Estelle Moselly (boxing) and Camille Lecointre (sailing).

For the Paralympic Games, the nomination process is the same as for the Olympic Games, with a vote of the qualifiers.

The list of candidates before the nomination

• Jean-Baptiste Bernaz (veil)
• Charlotte Bonnet (swimming)
• Romane Dicko (judo)
• Laëtitia Guapo (basketball)
• Renaud Lavillenie (athletics)
• Camille Lecointre (veil)
• Enzo Lefort (fencing)
• Florent Manaudou (swimming)
• Estelle Mossely (boxing)
• Earvin Ngapeth (volleyball)
• Sofiane Oumiha (boxing)
• Pauline Ranvier (fencing)
• Wendie Renard (football)
• Mélina Robert-Michon (athletics)

The complete list of candidates to be flag bearer at the Paralympic Games

• Nélia Barbosa (para canoë)
• Alexis Hanquinquant (para triathlon)
• Nantenin Keita (para athletics)
• David Smetanine (para swimming)