Nicolas Jarry to Carry Chilean Flag at Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony

Tennis star Nicolas Jarry will carry the Chilean flag at the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics, making him the latest in a long line of tennis players to receive this prestigious honor.

Jarry, ranked 20th in the world, will lead a delegation of 48 Chilean athletes from 19 sports at the ceremony on July 26. He will be joined by rower Antonia Abraham as the two flag-bearers.

The Opening Ceremony will be held on the Seine River, marking the first time it will take place outside of a stadium in Olympic history. Athletes will float down boats on the river, following a course from east to west before concluding at the Trocadéro.

"I am very excited, happy, and proud to have the opportunity to carry the Chilean flag at these Olympic Games," Jarry told Chile's *La Tercera* newspaper. "These are going to be my first Olympic Games, and it means a lot to me."

Jarry joins a who's-who of tennis players to receive this honor, including Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Maria Sharapova, Rafael Nadal, and Andy Murray. At the last Olympics in Tokyo, four tennis players were co-flag bearers: Lu Yen-hsun, Veronica Cepede Royg, Petra Kvitova, and Jelena Ostapenko.

Jarry will be hoping to make a strong showing at the Olympics, which will be held at Roland Garros from July 27. He reached his first ATP Masters 1000 final in Rome this year, but lost in the first round at Roland Garros to Corentin Moutet.

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