Bywater made his Games debut in 2000 and has won four bronze medals for ParalympicsGB.

Shuker represented ParalympicsGB for the first time at Beijing 2008 and has won one silver and two bronze medals alongside Jordanne Whiley.

Middlesbrough-born Bywater told the ParalympicsGB website: “It’s a dream come true – I feel quite emotional. This is my seventh Games, I actually wear the number seven vest too – so this is all a bit crazy right now.

"To be honest, carrying the Union flag, it hasn’t sunk in. I’m just super, super proud."

Shuker added: “Leading the parade down the Champs-Elysées and Place de la Concorde is going to be really different – eyes will be on me, but also the rest of ParalympicsGB.

"We are a big team and to be at the front of that is insane, incredible and an honour."

The British flagbearers are voted for by their ParalympicsGB team mates, with all 215 athletes getting a vote and every sport with a GB representative allowed to nominate a representative for the selection.

BBC Sport understands 81% of the athletes cast a vote, with Bywater and Shuker elected.

Penny Briscoe, ParalympicsGB Chef de Mission for Paris 2024, said: “I am absolutely delighted to announce Terry and Lucy as our ParalympicsGB flagbearers.

"Their selection – which was voted for by their teammates – underlines just how much both athletes epitomise the Paralympic values that we as a team are so proud of."