Australia unveils dual flag bearers for Paris Olympics opening ceremony

SYDNEY, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) announced on Wednesday that paddler Jessica Fox and hockey veteran Eddie Ockenden were selected as flag-bearers for the Australian team at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris.

Fox will become the second paddler to carry the flag following the late Dennis Green who carried the flag at Munich 1972. Born in the French city of Marseille, t