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Simon Whitfield carries Canada’s Olympic flag

Tri legend carries Canada's Olympic flag at Friday's opening ceremony

Matt Baird

Simon Whitfield – Sydney gold medallist, Beijing silver, four time Olympian and all-round hero round these parts – was the athlete selected to carry Canada’s flag at the stunning opening ceremony on Friday. Whitfield will aim to make it a third Olympic medal on 7 August in Hyde Park.

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Matt is a regular contributor to 220 Triathlon, having joined the magazine in 2008. He’s raced everything from super-sprint to Ironman, duathlons and off-road triathlons, and can regularly be seen on the roads and trails around Bristol. Matt is the author of Triathlon! from Aurum Press and is now the editor of Cycling Plus magazine.