The new IOC standard that drives Craviotto and Mireia Belmonte to be the flag bearers of Spain

Thomas Bach has announced that at the Tokyo Olympics the passes will have the option of having two flag bearers at the opening ceremony

The debate every four years seemed to have no reason to be this time. The Spanish flag bearer for the Tokyo Games had a clear candidate. For palmars, comply with the norm, which was established in 2012 to avoid controversies, Craviotto salt, double champion and four times Olympic medalist. Although, suddenly, a few weeks ago, Mireia Belmonte lit the fuse: “It's time for a flag bearer,” he ran.

While the Spanish Olympic Committee was considering solutions that did not hurt anyone, the International (CIO) has come this Wednesday to throw a cape. Thomas Bach He has announced that at the Tokyo Olympics next summer, the countries will have the option of having two flags at the opening ceremony, a man and a woman. Not only that: he has asked the participating countries to opt for this option.

“We have decided that for the first time all participating passes must bring at least one athlete and one athlete to the Games. In addition, we have decided change the olympic protocol to allow an athlete and an athlete from the same country to carry their flag together during the opening ceremony. We encourage all national Olympic committees to make use of this option, “the president announced at a press conference following the meeting of the executive committee of the CIO in Switzerland.

So, for general relief, it is most likely that the piragist Craviotto does not carry only the flag. He will be accompanied by Belmonte -a gold and three more Olympic medals-, which already made clear his candidacy in a recent act: “It is the greatest thing for an athlete, and they have only been two women (the Infanta Doa Cristina in Sel 88 and Isabel Fernndez in Athens 2004). I think it's time for a third. I know I can be me, I think I have a fairly complete palmars, although there are such good athletes that being a difficult decision. And if it's not me, let it be a woman. It will be a nice tribute to everything we have achieved women in recent years. Also Lydia Valentn will enter the pools (a gold, a silver and a bronze).

Until now, only one person has served as a flag bearer for each country during the Olympic opening ceremony. Four years ago, in the Olympic Games of Ro that honor of the Spanish delegation fell to the tennis player Rafael Nadal.