ZB ZB
Opinion
Live now
Start time
Playing for
End time
Listen live
Listen to NAME OF STATION
Up next
Listen live on
ZB

"It's crazy, it's amazing": Anna Grimaldi named flagbearer for Paralympic Games

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sat, 24 Aug 2024, 4:27pm
Anna Grimaldi of New Zealand competes in the Women's Long Jump T47 final during day eight of the World Para Athletics Championships Kobe at Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium on May 24, 2024 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)
Anna Grimaldi of New Zealand competes in the Women's Long Jump T47 final during day eight of the World Para Athletics Championships Kobe at Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium on May 24, 2024 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

"It's crazy, it's amazing": Anna Grimaldi named flagbearer for Paralympic Games

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sat, 24 Aug 2024, 4:27pm

The Olympic Games are done and dusted, and the Paralympics are only a week away. 

New Zealand is sending 25 athletes along, competing across eight different Para sports.  

Piney caught up with Anna Grimaldi, one of our biggest medal hopes, as she prepares for her third Paralympic Games. 

She told him that being offered the role of flag bearer was really special, and a personal achievement for her. 

“It was a no brainer to say yes.” 

LISTEN ABOVE 

Take your Radio, Podcasts and Music with you