List of people who have kept the Olympic flag

The Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event featuring both summer and winter sports, held every two years with Summer and Winter Olympic Games alternating.

The current Olympic Charter requires this person to be the mayor of the next host city,[1] although this has not always been the case.

The IOC factsheet on the closing ceremony states: "The mayors of the current host city and next host city join the IOC President.

With nearly five years of keeping the Olympic flag for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, governor Yuriko Koike is the longest keeper of the flag.

With two years of keeping the Olympic flag for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, mayor Audun Tron is the shortest keeper of the flag.