Miltiadis Tentoglou declines to be Greek flag bearer at Paris Olympics closing ceremony

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Miltiadis Tentoglou, who won Greece’s first gold medal at the Paris Olympics in long jump, has declined to be flag bearer for the Greek delegation at the closing ceremony of the Games.

Tentoglou declined the Hellenic Olympic Committee’s (HOC) offer and instead expressed his desire to be the Greek flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

“I want to make my country proud by standing at the top of the podium. I hope to be Greece’s flag bearer at the Los Angeles Olympics, if possible,” the 26-year-old jumper said at a sponsorship event.

After Tentoglou’s refusal, the most likely candidate to carry the flag at Sunday’s closing ceremony appears to be Emmanouil Karalis, who won bronze in the pole vault.

Source: Ekathimerini.

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