Shooter and mountain-biker to carry Swiss flag at Olympics opening

Sports shooter Nina Christen and mountain-biker Nino Schurter will be the Swiss delegation’s flag-bearers at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on Friday, Swiss Olympic has announced. Christen, 30, revealed herself to the Swiss public at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics by winning two medals: bronze in the 10 metre rifle event and gold in the three-position match. The athlete from canton Nidwalden will compete in the same two events in Châteauroux, some 250 kilometres from Paris. As for 38-year-old Schurter, he is coming off the disappointment of the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where he finished just off the podium. But the Graubünden mountain biker – who has won 10 world championship titles – will be aiming for a fourth podium finish at the Games in Paris on Sunday, after winning bronze in Beijing in 2008, silver in London in 2012 and gold in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Amherd in Paris The current Swiss president, Viola Amherd, is visiting the Olympic Games in Paris until Sunday. She ...