Comité Olímpico Argentino sent a total of 137 athletes to the Games , 96 men and 41 women , to compete in 22 sports . Archery , badminton , diving , football , modern pentathlon , water polo , weightlifting , rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline were the only sports in which Argentina had no representation in these Olympic Games . Among the sports , Argentina made its Olympic debut in synchronized swimming and men 's handball . Luciana Aymar , captain of Argentina women 's national field hockey team , who competed at her fourth Olympics , was the nation 's flag bearer at the opening ceremony
opening ceremony
2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
Argentina at the 2012 Summer Olympics