Russia names Maria Sharapova as first female flag bearer at London Olympics

Russia Tuesday announced that the Roland Garros 2012 queen Maria Sharapova will be the flag bearer for Russia at the London Olympics, president of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Alexander Zhukov was quoted as saying by a news agency.

A jubilant Maria Sharapova after winning the Roland Garros 2012

It may be added that Sharapova will be the first Russian female ever to be bestowed this honour as earlier only men have been the Russian flag bearers at Olympics representing Russia.

It will also be Sharapova's first appearance in the last eight years at Olympics as she missed Athens and Beijing Olympics.

The 6 feet two inches tall Sharapova is the most beautiful, visible and dominating female tennis player ever. Her crashing out of the recent Wimbledon was though a big a disappointment for her fans.

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The Most Popular Female Athletes On The Internet In 2011

[ via Business Insider / Sports Page ] 17 Dec

Total Pro Sports put together a list of the 30 most Googled female athletes of 2011, measured by the amount of search results from the past year.

A selection of most popular athletes on Internet 2011 - Can you guess who tops the list?

And in 2011, it seems people were busy searching for female tennis players. And good news for Tennis enthusiasts as most favorite ladies on the tennis court took the top five spots, followed by skiers, soccer players, and even MMA fighters.

The list seen from Bottom to Top reads names as under:

• Gina Carano
• Michelle Wie
• Petra Kvitova
• Maria Kirilenko
• Hope Solo
• Ana Ivanovic
• Danica Patrick
• Lindsey Vonn
• Venus Williams
• Anna Kournikova
• Caroline Wozniacki
• Maria Sharapova
• Serena Williams

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