Rosie MacLennan named Canada's Olympic flag-bearer
Watch live now from Parliament Hill in Ottawa
Click on the video player above now as the Canadian Olympic Committee has announced Rosie MacLennan as Team Canada's flag-bearer for the opening ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympics.
The announcement is taking place on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
.<a href="https://twitter.com/RosieMacLennan">@RosieMacLennan</a> will be the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamCanada?src=hash">#TeamCanada</a> Opening Ceremony flag bearer for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rio2016?src=hash">#Rio2016</a>: <a href="https://t.co/ZyhF6sv0m4">https://t.co/ZyhF6sv0m4</a> <a href="https://t.co/tE0435FHI1">pic.twitter.com/tE0435FHI1</a>
—@TeamCanadaMacLennan, the 2012 Olympic gold medallist in trampoline, joins a long list of distinguished athletes who have carried the Canadian flag into the opening ceremony, including triathlete and gold medallist Simon Whitfield at the 2012 London Olympics.
Past flag-bearers
- 1912 Stockholm: Duncan Gillis, athletics.
- 1920 Antwerp: Archie McDiarmid, weight thrower.
- 1924 Paris: Hector Phillips, athletics.
- 1928 Amsterdam: Joseph Wright, Jr., rowing.
- 1932 Los Angeles: George Maughan, boxing.
- 1936 Berlin: James Worrall, athletics.
- 1948 London: Robert McFarlane, athletics.
- 1952 Helsinki: William Parnell, athletics.
- 1956 Melbourne: Robert Steckle, wrestling.
- 1960 Rome: Carl Schwende, fencing.
- 1964 Tokyo: Gilmour Boa, shooting.
- 1968 Mexico City: Roger Jackson, rowing.
- 1972 Munich: Doug Rogers, judo.
- 1976 Montréal: Abby Hoffman, athletics.
- 1980 Moscow: Sue Holloway, canoeing (Canada boycotted the Games).
- 1984 Los Angeles: Alex Baumann, swimming.
- 1988 Seoul: Carolyn Waldo, synchronized swimming.
- 1992 Barcelona: Michael Smith, athletics.
- 1996 Atlanta: Charmaine Crooks, athletics.
- 2000 Sydney: Caroline Brunet, canoe-kayak.
- 2004 Athens: Nicolas Gill, judo.
- 2008 Beijing: Adam van Koeverden, canoe-kayak.
- 2012 London: Simon Whitfield, triathlon.