Paralympic champions Madison de Rozario and Brenden Hall will carry the Australian flag at the opening ceremony in Paris next month.
De Rozario and Hall, who are both set to make their fifth Paralympic appearance, were announced as the team's flag-bearers by Paralympics Australia (PA) on a gorgeous, sun-shining afternoon at Admiralty House in Kirribilli on Friday.
For the first time in Paralympic history, an opening ceremony will be staged outside a stadium as Place de la Concorde and the Champs-Elysées host the special occasion, taking place on the night of August 28 (local time).
De Rozario, a wheelchair racer, and Hall, a swimmer, competed at the Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
De Rozario won gold in the 800m T53 and marathon T54 in Tokyo three years ago.
At London 2012, Hall won gold in the 400m freestyle S9 and was a member of the triumphant 4x100m freestyle team. The Queenslander then successfully defended his 400m freestyle S9 title at the Rio 2016 Games.
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