Lei Sheng has been selected as China's team flag bearer in the Rio Olympic Games. Lei's selection breaks the pattern of this honor going to basketball players for the past 32 years.

Born in 1984, Lei became an Olypic champion foil fencer in 2012 at the London Games. He is the first Olympic champion to be chosen as flag bearer. Before the Rio Olympic Games, he was also the flag bearer at the Incheon Asian Games. This is Lei's third Olympic journey.