Mahe Drysdale Leads with the Flag
Posted by Lee Suckling on August 8th, 2008
Rower Mahe Drysdale was announced last night as the official New Zealand Olympics
flag bearer for the opening ceremony in Beijing tonight. The spectacular show will screen in New Zealand live from 11.30pm.
Drysdale was perhaps not seen as an option for the Olympic flag bearer duties by the Olympic Committee as just hours after the ceremony he is set to compete in his first event.
The New Zealand team’s official chief Dave Currie says “We have chosen someone who will inspire, who will never give up”. Drysdale has competed in one Olympic Games before (Athens 2004) and is a favourite to bring home a gold this year.


