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Canadian kayaker Adam van Koeverden says it's a huge honour and great privilege to carry the Canadian flag in Beijing.

Adam van Koeverden has all the elements the Olympic Committee was looking for in a flag bearer, making him the right choice for flag bearer.

Officials announced Adam van Koeverden, the kayaker who carried the Canadian flag in the closing ceremonies in Athens will carry the flag for the opening ceremonies in Beijing.

The CEO of the Canadian Olympic Committee discusses the choice of star kayaker Adam van Koeverden as Canada's flag-bearer for the 2008 Beijing Games.

Supporters for Adam van Koeverden who had gathered at a local Oakville, Ont., restaurant reacted with shock and disappoint as the watched the Canadian flag-bearer finish eighth in the K-1, 1,000...

Twenty-six-year-old Adam Van Koeverden, an Olympic kayaker and medal winner, has been given the honour of being Canada's flag bearer at the Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Kayaker Adam van Koeverden will start the 2008 Beijing Games that same way he wrapped up the 2004 Athens Games, carrying the Canadian flag.

An athlete who's spent a lot of time training in Ottawa will have the honour of leading Canadian atheletes into this summer's Olympic Games in Beijing.

A silver medal at the Olympics is a big accomplishment, but for kayaker Adam van Koeverden who suffered a devastating loss a day earlier, the podium finish also brought some redemption.

More details on how champion kayaker Adam van Koeverden led Canada's Olympic team into Beijing's National Stadium to help China celebrate the opening of the 2008 Olympic Games.