Rafael Nadal to Carry Spain Flag at 2016 Rio Olympics
Rafael Nadal, 14-time Grand Slam winner, will carry Spain's flag during 2016 Rio Olympics opening ceremony
- Reuters
- Updated: May 02, 2016 01:16 PM IST
Highlights
- Rafael Nadal will carry Spain's flag at opening ceremony of 2016 Olympics
- Nadal won a Olympic gold medal in 2008 Olympics
- He is a 14-time Grand Slam winner
Rafael Nadal, 14-times Grand Slam singles tennis champion, will carry Spain's flag at the opening ceremony for this year Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, he said on Wednesday.
"I'm really proud to be Spain flag bearer in #Rio2016," the 29-year-old left-hander said on Twitter.
Nadal won the Olympic gold medal in Beijing in 2008, beating Chile's Fernando Gonzalez in straight sets in the final.
Recently, Nadal filed a lawsuit in Paris against former French sports minister Roselyne Bachelot after she accused him of covering up a failed drugs test.
"Through this case, I intend not only to defend my integrity and my image as an athlete but also the values I have defended all my career," he said in a statement announcing "a defamation lawsuit."
"I also wish to prevent any public figure from making insulting or false allegations against an athlete using the media, without any evidence or foundation and to go unpunished."