In 1991 , Cuthbert left her home state , New South Wales , for Western Australia , where she settled in Mandurah . Cuthbert was one of the bearers of the Olympic Torch at the Opening Ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney , New South Wales , Australia . Sitting in a wheelchair and accompanied by Raelene Boyle , she carried the Olympic Torch at the stadium , as one of the runners for the final segment , before the lighting of the Olympic Flame by Cathy Freeman
Opening Ceremony
2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
Betty Cuthbert