Marcel Hug and Elena Kratter to carry Swiss flag at Paralympics

Swiss athletes Marcel Hug and Elena Kratter will carry the Swiss flag at the opening ceremony of the Paralympics in Paris on Wednesday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox It was a long-kept secret in the camp of the Swiss delegation at the Paralympics in Paris. But on Tuesday morning, Chef de Mission Peter Läuppi revealed the news in the Maison Suisse on the grounds of the Swiss Embassy not far from the Seine. Marcel Hug and Elena Kratter had been chosen from the 27-strong Swiss team to carry the Swiss flag during the opening ceremony. This is Hug’s sixth time competing at the Paralympics in Paris, but it is a first for the 38-year-old as flag bearer. “It’s a great honour for me to be able to lead the Swiss team together with Elena,” said the athlete from Thurgau, who will then make his first appearance at the Stade de France on Friday in the 5,000m preliminary race. “It’s very important for me to be able to attend the opening ceremony,” Hug said. “It’s ...