The player has stated his desire to be the champion of Spain in London 2012
Since 2004, the COE select the athlete who has the best record Olympic
The sailors (gold and silver) than the Spaniard (one gold), but need to be confirmed Participació RFEV
Who will be the champion of Spain in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in London? Not until June when the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) announced who will open the parade of the Spanish delegation, but some of the candidates begin to position themselves.
Since 2004, the COE selected as the champion athlete who exhibits the best Olympic honors. With this criterion, the judoka Isabel Fernandez and canoeist David Cal had the honor of carrying the flag at the Games in Athens and Beijing, respectively.
The flagship in London will be announced on June 25 after the selection has been approved by the Board of Olympic Federations, said sources from the COE, which also confirmed that they will continue with the same procedure of choice.
In this scenario and failing to complete the list of athletes who attend the event, David Cal would be the leading candidate after hanging a gold medal and three silvers in the last two games. However, from the COE confirm that it is very likely that the bearer is another, as the Pontevedra and has been.
Dismissing Cal, seems complicated that another athlete that qualifies for London 2012 presents a medal better than Iker Martinez and Xabi Fernandez. Basque sailors won gold in Athens and a silver in Qingdao.
His brilliant career in the sport of sailing in recent years has allowed them to play today around the world Volvo Ocean Race with Team Telefonica without closing the door to the Olympics this summer.
The pitfalls of Iker and Xabi
The Royal Spanish Sailing Federation has made an exception in the class of Iker and Xabi (49er), which is the only selection criterion for the Games is technical and not results. That is, if the RFEV considers that the Basques have more options than other sailors medal, will be they who compete on the coast of Weymouth. Recall that the Volvo Ocean Race ends in July, days before the opening ceremony.
Despite being immersed in the round the world sailors honored as the best sailors in the world in 2011 (ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the 2011 Year), have ever sailed in the 49er class when ocean racing has given them a small break.
The RFEV has until June 30 to launch the final announcement, but before this could be formalized if it finds that the COE think Martinez and Fernandez (or one of two) to open the parade. There is an added hurdle, since the first Olympic regatta is scheduled the day after the ceremony, so that Iker and Xabi would have to travel further to Weymouth.
Nadal: `I´d love to carry the flag´
Rafa Nadal is another name that sounds hard to carry the flag of Spain in the new Olympic Stadium and the English capital after the player himself acknowledged it would be "an honor". "I love to wear the flag in the parade, but do not know if I can. Would not be my last Olympics, but you never know. I remember specially the gold in Beijing," added the Spaniard in the program The Breakfast of TVE .