Paralympic champions Madison de Rozario and Brenden Hall will carry the Australian flag at the opening ceremony in Paris next month.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
For the first time in Paralympic history, an opening ceremony will be staged outside a stadium as Place de la Concorde and the Champs-Elys\u00e9es host the special occasion, taking place on the night of August 28 (local time).<\/p>\n
De Rozario,\ufeff a wheelchair racer, and Hall, a swimmer, competed at the Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.<\/p>\n
De Rozario won gold in the 800m T53 and marathon\ufeff T54 in Tokyo three years ago.<\/p>\n
At London 2012, Hall \ufeffwon 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.<\/p>\n
MORE TO COME.\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"