Pentathlete Yane Marques named Brazil’s Olympic flag bearer

“I’m overflowing with happiness. They (Scheidt and Serginho) are two stars who I admire a lot,” Marques told TV Globo.

“To carry the flag is a big honour. The Olympics will bring together people from all over the world. I want to convey the message that through sport we can all unite.”

The 32-year-old from the northeastern state of Pernambuco is only Brazil’s second female Olympic flag bearer. The other was beach volleyball player Sandra Pires at the Sydney 2000 Games.

Marques, a bronze medallist at the London 2012 Games, will be competing in her third Olympics in Rio, which run from August 5 to 21.