Lei Sheng named China's flag bearer at Rio Olympics
Lei Sheng, a male athlete of fencing foil, will be the flag bearer of Chinese delegation at opening ceremony of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, reported by xinhuanet.com.
The 32-year-old athlete won men's fencing foil individual event at 2012 Olympic Games in London. He was the first ever male foil Olympic champion in China.
He was also named the flag bearer of Chinese delegation during the opening ceremony of the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.
China's flag bearers at the previous summer Olympic Games were all basketball players since 1984.
Before the announcement, basketball player Yi Jianlian and swimmer Ning Zetao were also popular candidates for the Olympics flag bearer.