Italy high jumper Gianmarco Tamberi apologizes to wife after losing wedding ring during flag-bearing duties

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Flag bearing duties for Italian high jumper Gianmarco Tamberi went a bit awry during the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Paris Olympics, and it had nothing to do with the green, white and red flag he was waving. 

He lost his wedding ring. 

Tamberi revealed in an Instagram post that the Seine River, where all the country’s boats had been traveling on during the opening ceremonies, is the new home for his wedding ring as it fell to the bottom. 

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Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy celebrates a jump during day five of the 26th European Athletics Championships - Rome 2024 at Stadio Olimpico on June 11, 2024, in Rome.  (Daniela Porcelli/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)

Tamberi wrote an open letter apology to his wife, Chiara Bontempi, to whom he’s been married for two years.

"I’m sorry my love, I’m so sorry," he wrote in Italian on Instagram, which was translated to English. "Too much water, too many kilograms lost over the last few months and maybe the uncontrollable enthusiasm of what we were doing. Probably all three things."

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He said he saw the ring after it slid off his finger. 

"I followed it until I saw it bounce inside the boat," Tamberi explained. "But the rebound went in the wrong direction unfortunately."

Tamberi shared flag-bearing duties with fencer Arianna Errigo during Friday’s opening ceremony. 

Tamberi has always been one to make the most of these grand moments, especially when he’s on the track. So, it’s no surprise that he had an exuberant reaction to waving his country’s