RIO DE JANEIRO — When Team USA asked gymnastics star Simone Biles to be the flag bearer for the team during the Closing Ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympics, it may have overlooked a simple matter of logistics — the flag is extremely large … and Biles isn’t.
One of the more striking images of these Olympics will have to be the 4-foot-9 Biles holding the massive flag of her country as her Team USA teammates paraded into Maracana Stadium.
Strength, of course, can’t be considered an issue. Biles may be 4-9, but her strength could rival any of the athletes here at the Olympics.