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23 May, 2021, 1:30 pm
Gavin Rolton is the long-time captain of the New Zealand Wheel Blacks and one of the best 0.5-point players in the world. MARK TAYLOR/STUFF
Gavin Rolton says he’s going to Tokyo to be a pain in the butt.
Rolton captains the Wheel Blacks, New Zealand’s wheelchair rugby team to compete at the Paralympic Games, starting in Tokyo in August.
The Wellington-based athlete will play the role of a ”low-pointer” in the NZ team which will face the Rio 2016 silver medallists the US, Great Britain and Canada in their pool, after qualifying for the Paralympics for the first time since Beijing in 2008.