Nicholas Milchev will carry the flag of Ukraine at the opening ceremony, the 31-year-old the Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro.
This decision was taken by members of the Olympic team of Ukraine at the meeting in the Olympic village in Rio de Janeiro. It is noteworthy that Mildew is the most senior Ukrainian athlete who qualified for the Games in Rio, and the Brazilian Olympics will be the fourth for the master of sports of Ukraine on clay pigeon shooting.
Milchev – the Olympic champion of Sydney-2000, and in exercise of skit Ukrainian established the “eternal” record, knocking each of 150 targets. Milchev twice won the world Cup and became the winner of the European Cup.
The opening ceremony of the Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro will host the fifth of August. The organizers warn you in advance – event will be much more modest than in Beijing 2008 and London 2012. The total budget for the opening ceremony in connection with the difficult financial situation in Brazil trimmed to $ 20 million.
“It will be a simple ceremony, but very modern. Even without the special effects it will be to talk to people about the future. This is not a demonstration of how to live well in Brazil,” said the Executive producer of the opening ceremony Marco Balich.
The Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro will be held from 5 to 21 August. Brazil will compete for 306 sets of medals in 28 sports.
