Italy's flag bearer Gianmarco Tamberi pens heartfelt note for wife after losing wedding ring at Paris Olympics - "One more excuse to renew our vows"

High jumper Gianmarco Tamberi shared a heartfelt apology note to his wife after losing his wedding ring while bearing Italy's flag on the opening day of the Paris Olympics. Tamberi and Arianna Errigo were decided to be the flag bearers of the Italian delegation for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics by the Italian National Olympic Committee on April 22.

While he was performing the honors, his wedding ring slipped off his finger to the Seine. He said that initially he saw the ring fall but it eventually bounced in the wrong direction. He apologized to his wife on social media by penning a heartfelt note for her. The Olympian explained the entire scenario of how he lost the ring:

"I saw it fly... I followed her with a glance until I saw her bouncing inside the boat. A Glimmer of Hope, but unfortunarely the bounce was in the wrong direction and floating more than a thousand times in the air I saw her dive into the water like that was the only place she wanted to be."

Apologizing to his wife and adding a response, Gianmarco Tamberi further said:

"If I had to invent an apology I would never have baan this imaginative. I think there might be a huge poetic side to yesterday's misdeed, and if you want, we'll throw yours into that river, too, so they'll be together forever, and we'll have one more excuse to, like you've always asked, renew our vows and get married to new. I love you my love."

Adding an Olympic touch to his apology, the athlete said:

"May it be auspicious to come home with even bigger gold!!"

Gianmarco Tamberi opens up about being the flag bearer for Italy at the Paris Olympics

After being announced as the flagbearer for Italy at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, Gianmarco Tamberi opened up about being given this honor. Exuding pride in himself, the Italian athlete said on Instagram (as quoted by Olympics.com):

"Representing the Italian expedition at the Paris 2024 Games fills me with pride. I hope with all my heart that I can live up to this role for Italy, and I promise that I will do everything to do so. I'm living a dream."

The 32-year-old athlete has competed in the Olympic Games three times, including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where he nabbed a gold in the high jump. Gianmarco Tamberi is eyeing another gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics.