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Triathlete Laura Lindemann and kajak gold medallist Max Rendschmidt will carry the German flag at Sunday’s Paris Olympic closing ceremony. Lindemann struck gold in the triathlon mixed relay and Rendschmidt in the four-man kayak 500 metres. The 28-year-old Lindemann and the 30-year-old Rendschmidt are at their third Olympics. “Laura and Max, on behalf of the German team as a whole, have inspired millions of people with their performances at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. They are outstanding ambassadors for our German team,” German Olympic Sports Confederation chief Thomas Weikert said in a stat…