ORLA COMERFORD AND Colin Judge have been confirmed as the flag bearers for Team Ireland at the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

Comerford will compete in her third Paralympic Games after her debut appearance at the Rio 2016 Games. The T13 100m sprinter has been in electric form of late dropping her personal best time below 12 seconds for the first time in her career. She will also compete this weekend in London as she continues her preparation for Paris.

Comerford has been a European Championship bronze medallist and she finished in fourth place at the most recent World Championships.

FLAG BEARER ANNOUCEMENT

We are delighted to confirm that Orla Comerford and Colin Judge will carry the flag for Team Ireland at the Opening Ceremony at the Paralympic Games.

This is Orla's third Games while Colin made his debut in Tokyo. #TheNextLevel #TeamIreland #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/QYd6U89v68

— Paralympics Ireland (@ParalympicsIRE) August 16, 2024

Table Tennis star Colin Judge will be competing in his second Games, after previously featuring in Tokyo. Judge too has been in fantastic form this season advancing to the latter stages in several competitions including winning bronze at the European Championships and more recently silver at the Czech Open.

The opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will be held at the Place de la Concorde on 29 August. There are 35 athletes set to compete for Ireland at the Games across nine sports.

Written by Fintan O’Toole and originally published on The 42 whose award-winning team produces original content that you won’t find anywhere else: on GAA, League of Ireland, women’s sport and boxing, as well as our game-changing rugby coverage, all with an Irish eye. Subscribe here.