In France, few candidates have made themselves known. Florent Manaudou clearly indicated that his biggest dream was to be the French flag bearer in Paris, during the Olympic Games next summer. Clarisse Agbégnénou, for her part, explained that she wanted to do the double, after having been standard bearer during the Tokyo games. Among our German neighbors, one candidate has very clearly stepped forward: Alexander Zverev.
Olympic singles champion in Tokyo in the summer of 2021, “Sascha” dreams of being Germany’s flag bearer during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games on the Seine in Paris, he explained in the Sunday edition of the tabloid Bild am Sonntag: “I have always said that the Olympic Games are the greatest thing in an athlete’s career. For me it’s something special. »
A duplicate association with Kerber?
“Whoever is going to carry the flag is a huge subject for me,” said Zverev, on the eve of his entry into contention at the Turin Masters, which closes the tennis season. There is no greater honor. A mind-blowing dream. This is something that would make me incredibly happy! »
For the next United Cup, at the beginning of January in Perth and Sydney, he will be lined up alongside Angelique Kerber, Olympic singles vice-champion in Rio in 2016, returning from a maternity break. With a mixed doubles association in Paris in the sights? “We haven’t talked about it yet. But we will do it in Australia. The Olympics are 100% my big goal,” Zverev said.