Olympic flag flying at Ohio Statehouse

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) - The Olympic flag was raised at the Ohio Statehouse Friday in honor of the XXXth Olympiad and Ohio’s 24 Olympians participating in the 2012 summer games.

The flag was raised by Gary Bezold, Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board grounds keeper. The flag will fly on Capitol Square for the entire duration of the games, August 12.

Ohio’s 24 Olympians will participate in 15 sports throughout the games. Ohio’s athletes include:
Archery: Jacob Wukie, Oak Harbor, recurve
Basketball: LeBron James, Akron, forward
Boxing: Terrell Gausha, Cleveland, middleweight; Rau’shee Warren, Cincinnati, bantamweight
Canoe/kayak: Scott Parsons, Sylvania
Diving: Katie Bell, 10-meter platform, Ohio State; Abby Johnston, 3-meter synchro, Upper Arlington
Fencing: Lee Kiefer, Cleveland, women’s foil
Field hockey: Keli Smith-Puzo, Oxford, forward
Judo: Kayla Harrison, Middletown, 78 kilos
Rowing: Margot Shumway, Westlake, double sculls; Peter Graves, Cincinnati, quadruple sculls
Sailing: Anna Tunnecliff, Perrysburg, Elliott 6-meter match racing
Soccer: Heather Mitts, Cincinnati, defender
Swimming: Nick Thoman, Cincinnati, 100 backstroke
Track and field: Bridget Franek, Hiram, steeplechase; A.G. Kruger, Ashland, hammer throw; Erik Kynard, Toledo, high jump; Kibwe Johnson, Ashland University, hammer throw; Tianna Madison, Elyria, 100 meters, 4x100; Chantae McMillian, Dayton, heptathlon
Weightlifting: Holley Mangold, Centerville, 75 kilos
Wrestling: Justin Lester, Akron, Greco-Roman 66 kilos; Tervel Dlagnev, Columbus, freestyle, 120 kilos