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Coco Gauff Named Team USA Female Flag Bearer for Paris Olympics


Coco Gauff will join LeBron James in the prominent position at the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony.

The 20-year-old will share this prestigious honor with four-time NBA champion LeBron James, with the duo set to lead the American delegation in the opening ceremony on the Seine River this Friday. “To be nominated by your teammates for this honor speaks volumes about the way in which Coco approaches her sport and her role as a member of Team USA,” USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland said. 2, Gauff exploded onto the international stage five years ago when she beat her idol, Venus Williams, in a dream run to the Wimbledon fourth round when she was just 15.

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