Algerian boxing champion Imane Khelif will be among the flag bearers at the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games at the Stade de France.
Khelif faced criticism and false claims about her gender, and went on to win gold in the women’s welterweight division.
Other gold medallists doing the honours include American swimmer Katie Ledecky and French rugby star Antoine Dupont.
There is anticipation about what director Thomas Jolly will create to close the Games at the Stade de France, after the grandiose and unprecedented open-air opening ceremony on the River Seine.
Athletes entering a boat parade and celebrating inclusion made headlines around the world.
The closing ceremony includes a parade of athletes and the handover of the Olympic flag to the organizers of the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.
Organizers said the ceremony will feature more than 100 artists, acrobats, dancers and circus performers on a huge stage.
In addition to Khelif, the flag bearers will also be Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown and the Italian couple Rossella Fiamingo and Gregorio Paltrinieri.
Several medallists from Latin America will also be present, such as the Argentines José Torres (BMX freestyle) and Eugenia Bosco (sailing), the Cuban Mijaín López (wrestling), the Ecuadorians Brian Pintado (walking) and Lucía Yépez (wrestling), the Panamanian Atheyna Bylon (boxing), the Mexican Marco Verde (boxing), and the Guatemalan Adriano Ruano (shooting). The flag bearer for Colombia will be Mariana Pajón, Olympic BMX champion in 2012 and 2016.
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