Para judo athlete and strong medal contender Priscilla Gagné has been selected to lead Canadian athletes into the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympic Games on Tuesday.
Ranked No. 2 in the world in women’s 52 kilograms, Gagné says she’s “overjoyed” to be the country’s flag-bearer.
“It is incredibly honouring and humbling. It’s exciting, it’s many feelings in one,” Gagné told CBC Sports. “It’s nostalgic, it’s such a gift, not something taken lightly.
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“It’s very, very meaningful and something I always dreamed of was to go to the Olympics and Paralympics. But to be honoured with being flag-bearer is something I never imagined and it’s just beyond anything I
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