The president of the Olympic forum Alin Petrache, proposed Simona Halep be part of the team for the 2016 edition of the Olympic Games, and if she accepted, then she would be the one carrying the flag.
"Together with the colleagues from the Executive Committee, we have decided that Simona Halep deserves this award for the results registered in 2014. It was a year in which she honored Romania with her victories on the tennis court. Furthermore, I have invited Simona Halep to join the Olympic team for the Olympic Games in Rio and, if she agree, I proposed that she be the flag bearer of our delegation, " Alin Petrache said.
In 2014 Simona Halep won the tournaments in Doha and Bucharest, she was a finalist in Madrid and Roland Garros and the Champions Tournament and reached the semifinals at Wimbledon.