By Jonathan Rumley, CBC Sports, August 21, 2016
Toronto swimmer, 16, won 4 medals at 2016 Olympics
The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) has chosen Penny Oleksiak to be the country’s flag-bearer at the closing ceremony of the Rio Olympic Games.
“I’m super honoured to carry the flag for Canada,” Oleksiak said at a Sunday news conference. With the honour, she becomes Canada’s youngest flag-bearer in Olympic history.
