Andy Murray to carry GB flag

Andy Murray has been named as Great Britain's flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Maracana Stadium on Friday night.

Murray beat the likes of Sir Bradley Wiggins, Nicola Adams and David Florence to become the first British tennis player to land the honour.

"I am very proud to be selected as the Team GB flag bearer for the opening ceremony on Friday," he said.

"To represent your country at the Games is an unbelievable experience, but to lead out Team GB will be an incredible honour, the biggest in sport."

The 29-year-old clinched men's singles gold at the London 2012 Games as well as silver in the mixed doubles alongside Laura Robson.

Murray was the choice of a panel of British Olympic Association experts, who picked from nominations made by each of the respective national sports federations.

The Scot will head a British team of 366 competitors, although a sizeable proportion of the athletes are yet to arrive in Brazil.