Zverev and Schröder part of German Olympic flag bearer shortlist

Germany has nominated three men and three women from which their flag bearers for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics will be picked, with tennis player Alexander Zverev among several gold medallists from past Games.

The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) announced the athletes on Sunday, with fans and Olympic team members to vote which woman and which man will carry the flag at the July 26 opening ceremony.

Zverev, who won gold in 2021, and Dennis Schröder, captain of the basketball team that won a first-ever World Cup title for Germany said they would love the honour.

The third man to chose from is Christian Weitz, who has a shooting gold from 2016 and set to compete in his fifth Games.

On the women's side, 2016 football gold medallist Alexandra Popp was selected alongside twice 2021 dressage Olympic champion Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and Anna-Maria Wagner, who won two judo bronze medals three years ago in Tokyo.

The flag bearers will be announced on July 25, the day before the opening ceremony. The Paris Olympics will run until August 11.