Tennis Star Coco Gauff Named Team USA Female Flag-Bearer for Paris Olympics

Coco Gauff and NBA star Lebron James were chosen as flag-bearers for Team USA.

U.S. Olympians Emma Navarro, Danielle Collins, Coco Gauff, Desirae Krajczyk, and Jessica Pegula celebrate the announcement of Coco Gauff as the U.S. Flag-bearer at the Team USA Welcome Experience ahead of Paris 2024 in Paris on July 23, 2024. Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for USOPC

Reigning U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff has been chosen to carry the flag for the U.S. Olympic team alongside NBA star LeBron James at the upcoming opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on July 26.

“I never thought in a million years I would have the honor of carrying the American flag for Team USA in the opening ceremony,” Ms. Gauff said in the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) announcement.