Discus thrower Mélina Robert-Michon and swimmer Florent Manaudou will be the flagbearers of the French delegation at the Οpening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics on July 26, announced the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF).

Mélina Robert-Michon, Olympic vice-champion in Rio in 2016, and Florent Manaudou, triple Olympic medalist including gold in 2012, were chosen after a vote of the athletes selected for the Olympic Games.