Dame Valerie Adams has been named New Zealand Team Closing Ceremony flagbearer (Te Pou Hapai) for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Competing in her fifth Olympic Games at Tokyo 2020, Adams threw 19.62m to win the bronze medal. "It's an incredible honour to be named as the New Zealand flag bearer for tonight's Closing Ceremony," said Adams. Adams will follow in the footsteps of other Closing Ceremony flagbearers including Lisa Carrington (Rio), Mahé Drysdale (London) and Caroline and Georgina Evers Swindell (Beijing). The Closing Ceremony begins at 11pm NZT.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 08, 2021 01:18 UTC