Joelle King

Six-time squash medallist Joelle King and reigning shot put champion Tom Walsh have been named as flagbearers for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games opening ...

"It's something that not many people get to do. Gold Coast 2018 was King's most successful games. It will be the first time a male and female athlete have jointly carried the New Zealand flag at the Commonwealth Games, with a change in Games rules allowing for the naming of both a male and a female flagbearer.

Walsh and King were today formally announced as Ngā Pou Hapai (flagbearers) by Chef de Mission Nigel Avery at a team function held at New Zealand House in ...

King and Walsh were each presented with a pounamu pendant to be worn by as they lead the team into the opening ceremony. "I'm really honoured to be adding my name to an amazing list of Commonwealth Games flagbearers," she said. "It's not why we do it, but it's a huge honour to get asked to hold the flag and fly it for New Zealand. To be up front with Joelle is going to be awesome." "But this is a completely different emotion - standing in front of 250 people who I respect for many different reasons. "It's something that not many people get to do. "I got a bit emotional last year after Tokyo, getting third there, in terms of how much went into that year.

Six-time squash medallist with reigning shot put champion named as dual New Zealand flagbearers for Commonwealth Games.

"It's something that not many people get to do. Gold Coast 2018 was King's most successful games. It will be the first time a male and female athlete have jointly carried the New Zealand flag at the Commonwealth Games, with a change in Games rules allowing for the naming of both a male and a female flagbearer.

The pair will lead the New Zealand team into the opening ceremony at Alexander Stadium on Friday morning.

Three-time Commonwealth Games champion Joelle King and two-time Olympic bronze medallist Tom Walsh have been named New Zealand Team Flagbearers for the ...

Joelle has competed at two other editions of the Commonwealth Games, claiming a bronze in the singles event at Glasgow 2014. Joelle is a powerful hitter and continues to keep younger players at bay. Gold Coast 2018 was King's most successful games. Jioelle is one of New Zealand's most decorated Commonwealth Games athletes, having won six medals, including three gold. Tom is a two-time Olympic medallist, winning back-to-back shot bronze medals at the Rio and Tokyo Olympic Games. He is also a two-time Commonwealth Games medallist, winning gold at Gold Coast 2018 and silver at Glasgow 2014. “It’s something that not many people get to do.

His voice cracking with emotion, the shot put champion explains what it means to be asked to carry his country's flag alongside squash star Joelle King on ...

If quality local sport journalism is important to you, become a Stuff supporter today. A beautiful mind crunching all the player stats. You need journalists close enough to smell the liniment. “It’s something that not many people get to do. When Walsh and King lead those of the 232-strong New Zealand team able to make the opening ceremony on to Alexander Park in front of an expected crowd of 32,000, it will mark the first time male and female athletes have jointly carried the New Zealand flag at the Commonwealth Games. Taking into account a range of factors, including past performances and the ability to lead and inspire fellow athletes, the flag bearers are chosen by the New Zealand Olympic team chef de mission.

Three-time Commonwealth Games champion Joelle King and two-time Olympic bronze medallist Tom Walsh have been named New Zealand Team Flagbearers for the ...

Joelle has competed at two other editions of the Commonwealth Games, claiming a bronze in the singles event at Glasgow 2014. Joelle is a powerful hitter and continues to keep younger players at bay. Gold Coast 2018 was King's most successful games. Jioelle is one of New Zealand's most decorated Commonwealth Games athletes, having won six medals, including three gold. Tom is a two-time Olympic medallist, winning back-to-back shot bronze medals at the Rio and Tokyo Olympic Games. He is also a two-time Commonwealth Games medallist, winning gold at Gold Coast 2018 and silver at Glasgow 2014. “It’s something that not many people get to do.

Wales' Tesni Evans, Australia's Rachael Grinham and New Zealand's Joelle King have all been selected to be flag-bearers for their respective nations at the ...

She will be a flag-bearer for Team Australia alongside three-times Commonwealth Games Gold Medal hockey player Eddie Ockenden. She first featured for Team Australia in 1998 in Kuala Lumpur, winning a Silver Medal in the Women’s Doubles, before then claiming a pair of Bronze Medals four years later in 2002. The Kiwi has a total of six Commonwealth Games medals in her career, including a second Women’s Doubles Gold medal, which came back in 2018. Grinham’s first Gold Medal came in the Women’s Doubles in 2006, along with a Silver Medal in the Women’s Singles and a Bronze Medal in the Mixed Doubles. She also has a Mixed Doubles Silver medal, along with Bronze medals in both the Women’s Singles and the Mixed Doubles. World No.5 Joelle King is set to be the top seed for the women’s event in Birmingham this week, and she will be aiming to add to her impressive tally of Commonwealth Games medals, along with defending both the Women’s Singles and Women’s Doubles title that she claimed on the Gold Coast four years ago.