Latvia names flag bearers at Beijing Winter Olympics

RIGA, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Luger Eliza Tiruma and ice hockey player Lauris Darzins will carry the Latvian flag at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

President Egils Levits handed over the national flag to the Olympic athletes at Riga Castle on Monday.

Addressing the flag bearers and the whole Latvian Olympic team, the president said: "I know that your thoughts are currently wander