New Zealand Flagbearer Chosen at Paralympics
Saturday 6 September 2008, 12:42PM
By Dave Worsley
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Hastings 26-year-old Sholto Taylor(pictured) will be the flag bearer for the New Zealand Paralympic team at the opening ceremony in China Saturday, 6 September at 8pm (Beijing time), midnight New Zealand time.
Taylor a member of the Wheelblacks, Wheelchair Rugby team will be at his fourth Paralympics.
He was a member of the team which won the gold medal in Athens and is hoping to do so again during the 13th Paralympics scheduled for 6-17 Setember in Beijing.
Wheelchair rugby games start on Friday 12 September. The gold medal match is Tuesday 16 September.
The first athletes to compete for New Zealand are on day 1, Sunday 7 September are in Boccia round robin – Liam Sanders, Kerri Bonner, Jeremy Morriss, Maurice Toon, Henk Dijkstra, Greig Jackson, Amanda Slade and in Cycling the tandem of Jayne Parsons and Annaliisa Farrell.
It is 40 years since New Zealand first sent a team to the Paralympics. On this occasion Kiwi athletes will compete in seven different sports.