Olympic gold medallist Rosie MacLennan will carry Canada’s flag into the opening ceremony of the Rio Summer Games.
The star trampoline athlete from King City, Ont., was named Canada’s flag-bearer today in Ottawa.
She was Canada’s only gold medallist at the 2012 London Olympics.
Triathlete Simon Whitfield carried the flag into the stadium four years ago in London.
It’s been a challenging lead-up for the 27-year-old MacLennan.
Her training was derailed last fall due to a concussion.
But she went on to book her ticket to Rio with a fourth-place finish at November’s world championship.
MacLennan says she’s feeling healthy again and is ready to defend her title in Brazil.
The Rio Olympics open Aug. 5. Canada will be sending a team of more than 300 athletes with the goal of surpassing the 18 medals it won four years ago.
