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Kadeena Cox selected as ParalympicsGB flag bearer
- Updated: September 18, 2016
Kadeena Cox has been named as the flag bearer for Great Britain at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games closing ceremony.
The 25-year-old became the first British athlete since 1984 to win gold medals in two different sports at a single Paralympics when she claimed victory in the T38 400m in a world record 60.71 after winning the cycling C4-5 500m time trial. Cox also claimed 100m bronze and T35-38 4x100m relay silver in Rio.
“It was a bit of surprise to be told that I would be flag bearer for the team,” Cox told ParalympicsGB. “I’m really grateful that the team thought that I was good enough for this honour, given the strength of performances across all the athletes [in ParalympicsGB] this time around. I’ve just been doing my own thing as an athlete, preparing and racing and I never thought of being flag bearer.
“It’s a great feeling to know that I’ll be standing at the front of such an exceptional …
