Shane Lowry targeting Olympic medal after opening ceremony honour

Shane Lowry and Sarah Lavin were handed the flagbearer honour a number of weeks ago but sworn to secrecy.

HONOUR: Golfer Shane Lowry and 100m hurdler Sarah Lavin with the Irish flag after they were revealed as the Team Ireland flagbearers Paris Olympic Games. Picture: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Shane Lowry has declared that he would “give anything to win a medal” after being named as flagbearer for Team Ireland along with sprinter Sarah Lavin for Friday night’s Olympic opening ceremony along the Seine in the French capital.

The pair were handed the honour a number of weeks ago but sworn to secrecy with the official announcement made on Friday morning at the Irish Cultural Centre around the corner from the Sorbonne.