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Nadal to be Spain’s flag-bearer at Rio Olympics
- Updated: April 27, 2016
10:17 AM ET
MADRID — Rafael Nadal will be Spain’s flag-bearer at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
The announcement was made Wednesday at an event in Madrid marking the 100-day countdown to the Aug. 5 opening ceremony at Rio’s Maracana Stadium.
It’s the second time Nadal, winner of 14 Grand Slam titles, has been selected as a flag-bearer. The former top-ranked player was given the honor for the 2012 London Olympics but missed the games because of an injury and NBA star Pau Gasol carried the Spanish flag instead.
Nadal won the singles gold medal in 2008 at the Beijing Games and also played in the 2004 Athens Olympics.
“Spanish sport was in debt to Nadal,” Spanish Olympic Committee president Alejandro Blanco said. “He gave us a …
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