Tobi Amusan Named Nigeria’s Flagbearer for 2024 Paris Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony

World 100m hurdle world record-holder Tobi Amusan will lead the Nigerian delegation at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris on Friday, July 26.

The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Sport, made the announcement Tuesday morning. With this, Tobi becomes the first track and field athlete in two decades to be Nigeria’s flagbearer since Mary Onyali at the Athens 2004 Games.