Belarus picks flag bearer for Rio

The flag bearer for Belarus’ Olympic delegation at the opening ceremony of the XXXI Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro has been chosen. This is rifle shooter Sergey Martynov, 48, BELTA reports.

Olympic Canoeing Champion Alexander Bogdanovich, 34, will be the captain of Belarus’ Olympic team-2016. A send-off ceremony will be held in Minsk today. The opening ceremony of the summer Olympics will be organized at the outstanding stadium Maracanã. 114 Belarusian sportsmen will compete at the Olympics in 25 kinds of sport.