Paris Olympics: Katie Ledecky, Nick Mead named flag bearers for closing ceremony

The flag bearers for the Paris Olympics closing ceremony, representing Team USA have been announced.

Four-time Olympic swimmer and 14-time medalist Katie Ledecky and two-time Olympic rower Nick Mead will be carrying the flags on Sunday for Team USA.

They have taken over the job that was held by LeBron James and Coco Gauff during the opening flotilla on the Seine River on July 26, USA Today reported.

Ledecky won four more medals during the Paris games and became the most decorated U.S. woman and the fifth most decorated overall with 14 medals.

She also is the seventh Olympian to win four consecutive gold medals in the same event — the 800-meter freestyle.

“Honored to lead @TeamUSA at the Closing Ceremony with Nick! Proud of my teammates here in Paris, and excited to celebrate with all of them on Sunday,” she wrote on X.

Mead helped win the gold medal in men’s four rowing, the first time the US team won since 1960.

The pair were chosen by a vote of all the athletes from Team USA through the Team USA Athletes’ Commission, Deadline reported.

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