Team USA have announced two-time Olympic gold medallist LeBron James as the male flagbearer carrying the nation’s flag at the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024, according to the official website of the Olympic Games.

The NBA’s all-time leading scorer will become the first male basketball player to carry the Stars and Stripes at an Opening Ceremony during the parade of athletes on 26 July in Paris.

James, aged 39, will compete at his fourth Olympic Games after making his Olympic debut at Athens 2004, when the USA won bronze. He would become a gold medallist at the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympic Games.

James and his teammates will begin the USA’s quest for a fifth consecutive (and 17th total) Olympic gold medal in the men’s basketball competition when they take on reigning World Cup silver medallists Serbia on 28 July.

Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency