Seven-time wheelchair basketball Paralympian Terry Bywater, and wheelchair tennis athlete Lucy Shuker, who will be competing at her fifth games, will lead the British team at the Place de la Concorde on Wednesday evening.
The flagbearers for the opening ceremony of the Paralympics in Paris have been announced - and they've already competed in 10 previous games between them. Seven-time wheelchair basketball Paralympian Terry Bywater, and wheelchair tennis athlete Lucy Shuker, who will be competing at her fifth games, will lead the British team at the Place de la Concorde on 28 August. Fellow British athletes voted for the pair to take on the honour.
He was born without a tibia and a fibula in his left leg, which was amputated when he was two. Read more: Everything you need to know about the Paris 2024 ParalympicsAthlete behind one of Olympics most emotional moments to compete in Paralympics Shuker first represented ParalympicsGB at Beijing in 2008 and claimed her first medal four years later when she won the women's doubles bronze alongside Jordanne Whiley in London.
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