Maskill and Bush to be GB's flagbearers

Poppy Maskill and Matt Bush person been named arsenic Great Britain's flagbearers for nan Paralympics closing ceremonial connected Sunday.

Maskill won 3 golds among a full of 5 medals, which is nan associated astir by a British jock successful Paris alongside swimming team-mate Alice Tai.

The 19-year-old was victorious successful nan S14 100m butterfly - GB's first golden of nan Games - earlier besides winning nan 100m backstroke and mixed 4x100m freestyle relay.

She took metallic successful some nan 200m freestyle and nan 200m individual medley.

Para-taekwondo's Bush, 35, was a golden medallist successful nan men's K44 +80kg final.

Both he and Maskill were making their Paralympic debuts successful Paris.

Maskill said: "Next clip I really want to triumph 5 golds. I’ve had a really astonishing clip and I can't hold to transportation nan flag."

Bush, who was ruled retired of nan erstwhile 2 Games pinch injury, said: "ParalympicsGB is specified a close-knit team, it is other typical that I tin transportation nan emblem connected behalf of everyone. It's an unbelievable measurement to decorativeness my first acquisition of a Paralympic Games."

The closing ceremony, astatine Stade de France and featuring 24 artists from nan French physics euphony scene, is owed to commencement astatine 19:30 BST.