Lucy Shuker and Terry Bywater named ParalympicsGB’s opening ceremony flagbearers
The opening ceremony of Paris’ maiden Paralympic Games takes place on Wednesday evening.
Wheelchair tennis player Lucy Shuker and wheelchair basketball player Terry Bywater have been selected as ParalympicsGB’s flagbearers for the opening ceremony of Paris 2024.
Shuker made history alongside her former doubles partner Jordanne Whiley when they became the first women to win a medal for Great Britain in their sport by claiming bronze at London 2012.
The pair also achieved third place on the podium at Rio 2016 before securing silver at the delayed Tokyo Games three years ago.
Redcar-born Bywater is a four-time bronze medallist – in 2004, 2008, 2016 and 2021 – and preparing to compete at the seventh Games of his career following his debut at Sydney in 2000.
The opening ceremony of Paris’ maiden Paralympic Games takes place on Wednesday evening.
Up to 4,400 athletes are due to parade along the Champs-Elysees to Place de Concorde in front of an estimated 65,000 spectators.
