Simon Whitfield waves the Canadian flag on Parliament Hill

Published at 3000 × 1867 in Olympic champion Simon Whitfield retires from triathlon

Triathlete Simon Whitfield of British Columbia waves the Canadian flag after it was announced Thursday July 12, 2012 in Ottawa that he would be the official flag bearer at the upcoming London Olympics. The Canadian men’s triathlon team has to solve Britain’s master plan of putting one, if not two, men on the Olympic podium Tuesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand