Athlete Danny Crates will carry the Great Britain (also known as ) File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg team flag at the 2008 Paralympic Games opening ceremony. "When I step out on to the track on Saturday night with the flag it will be one of the proudest moments of my life," he said. Crates was a talented rugby player before losing his arm in a road accident in Australia in 1994. "During my career, I have had many highs and lows but the ultimate honour for any athlete is to carry their country's flag at an Olympics or Paralympics opening ceremony," he told BBC Sport.