Canadian Olympic Committee  – Friday, August 5, 2016 — RIO DE JANEIRO  — On Friday evening, flag bearer Rosie MacLennan lead Team Canada into the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The team is made up of 314 athletes (186 women; 128 men) from 37 sports.

The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) will be sharing photos of the Opening Ceremony that can be accessed here:http://bit.ly/2b8uniY

Media are encouraged to download and use these photos for editorial-purposes with credit given to the COC.

Rosie MacLennan on being the flagbearer for Canada:

“I am beyond excited. The moment you get the flag, it just all becomes so real. This pretty much tops it off. I thought my dreams came true in London but this is beyond my wildest dreams.”

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The RIO 2016 TEAM CANADA MEDIA GUIDE mobile app is now available for download at the iTunes Store and Google Play. The guide will be refreshed in an ongoing manner to ensure media have the information as Team Canada updates occur.

Contacts

Cherry Ye
Media Relations, Canada Olympic House
Canadian Olympic Committee
Mobile: +55-21-99409-4064
cye@olympic.ca
 

 

Ricky Landry
Media Relations, Main Press Centre
Canadian Olympic Committee
Mobile: +55-21-99034-5206
rlandry@olympic.ca