Athletes Elvedina Muzaferija and Mirza Nikolajev will have the honour of carrying the flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the opening ceremony of the XXIV Winter Olympics in Beijing.

This is the first time that a female and a male representative of the national team have carried the flag at the Winter Olympics, and this protocol was introduced by the International Olympic Committee at the previous, Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.

The BiH Olympic team of 6 athletes consists of Elvedina Muzaferija, Emir Lokmic, Esma Alic (alpine skiing), Sanja Kusmuk and Strahinja Erić (cross-country skiing) and sledger Mirza Nikolajev. They will be joined by 5 coaches in the fight to win the top result for Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Motivated by the slogan “Together For a Common Future,” we support our team at the Winter Olympics “Beijing 2022,” because TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER, the Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina wrote on their Facebook profile.