Olympics: Team Germany lets the cat out of the bag - important decision made

Moin.de Olympics: Team Germany lets the cat out of the bag - important decision made Marco Hintermüller • 21 hours • 2 minutes reading time Almost all the medals have been awarded - this year's Olympic Games will end in Paris on Sunday (11 August). Traditionally, there is a big closing ceremony after the end of the games. As with the opening, the important question arises: which athletes will carry the German flag? At the opening ceremony, the choice fell on Dennis Schröder and Anna-Maria Wagner. At the big farewell, athletes who have achieved exceptional things at the Olympics are traditionally allowed to take part. Team Germany has made its decision. Olympics: Gold winners carry the flag Since the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Germany has relied on appointing both a man and a woman as flag bearers at the opening ceremony. In Paris, this will now be the case for the first time at the farewell ceremony. Also exciting: Olympia on ZDF: Emotional farewell! It is the end of an era Olympics: Dennis Schröder and Anna-Maria Wagner were flag bearers at the start. This means that there will also be two flag bearers for Team Germany on Sunday. The choice ultimately fell on two gold heroes of these Olympic Games: Laura Lindemann and Max Rendschmidt, who had secured the highest of all awards at the Olympics. Lindemann and Rendschmidt triumph Lindemann had sensationally won gold as part of the triathlon mixed relay. It was the first German triathlon medal for Germany in 16 years! Lindemann was the last runner in the track and, after a somewhat botched swimming section, delivered a strong comeback on the bike and on foot. Rendschmidt was also able to celebrate gold as stroke in the kayak foursome together with his team. "Laura and Max, representing the entire German team, have thrilled millions of people with their performances at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games," said Thomas Weikert, head of the German team's delegation. You can read even more news here: "They are excellent ambassadors for our German team and I am very happy for them that they have been given this special honor," he said about the choice of the two flag bearers at the end of the Olympics in Paris.