Newfoundland and Labrador’s Katarina Roxon has been named one of Team Canada’s two flag bearers for the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.
This is the medal-winning swimmer’s 5th Paralympic Games.
Roxon, who hails from Kippens on the west coast, will join wheelchair athlete Patrick Anderson of Fergus, Ont., as the two official Team Canada flag bearers.
Anderson, described as one of the best in wheelchair basketball, is competing in his 6th Paralympic Games.
Roxon competes on Friday in the 100-meter breaststroke, the same event in which she won gold in Rio in 2016.
The opening ceremonies are set for 3 p.m. Newfoundland time on Wednesday.