Djabir Said Guerni to be Algeria’s flag bearer in Athens

World 800m champion Djabir Said Guerni has been selected by the Algerian Olympic Committee to be the country’s flag bearer at the Opening Ceremony of the XXVIII Olympic Games in Athens.

Said Guerni will lead a delegation of 59 athletes, of which 18 will compete in Track and Field events.

Bronze medallist at the Sydney's olympic Games, the 27-year-old who has been training for the past two weeks in Algiers has flown to Great Britain today in order to take part in London’s IAAF Super Grand Prix next Friday.

The Welklasse Zurich TDK Golden League meeting on 6 August will be Said Guerni’s last outing before the Olympic Games.

Chafik Boukabes for the IAAF