SUMMER OLYMPICS
FASANOC would like to congratulate Team Fiji swimmer and first time Olympian Taichi Vakasama who will be one of two flagbearers
The Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC) would like to congratulate Team Fiji swimmer Taichi Vakasama who will replace two time Olympian Jerry Tuwai and join Team Fiji's Rugby Womens 7s Rusila Nagasau as the male Flagbearer for the Opening of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced in March 2020 the option of having a male and female competitor carrying their country’s flag at the Opening Ceremony.
“We have changed the rules to allow National Olympic Committees to nominate a female and a male athlete to jointly bear their flag during the Opening Ceremony,” said IOC in a press statement.
With this initiative, the IOC is sending another extremely strong message to the world that gender balance is a reality at the Olympic Games.
