Telaya Blacksmith has bold ambitions to achieve big things in sport. She is a Walpiri woman originally from Lajamanu in the Northern Territory and currently lives in Sydney, where she is honing her skills as a runner and is also a promising footballer with the Sydney Swans AFL Academy. Telaya secured selection to the Australian Paralympic Team for Paris 2024, where she would become Australia’s 16th known Indigenous Paralympian. She holds Australian age records in the 100m, 200m and long jump, but is a 400m runner at the international level. Fittingly, her idol growing up was the great Cathy Freeman, …
Read MoreTelaya Blacksmith has bold ambitions to achieve big things in sport. She is a Walpiri woman originally from Lajamanu in the Northern Territory and currently lives in Sydney, where she is honing her skills as a runner and is also a promising footballer with the Sydney Swans AFL Academy.
Telaya secured selection to the Australian Paralympic Team for Paris 2024, where she would become Australia’s 16th known Indigenous Paralympian. She holds Australian age records in the 100m, 200m and long jump, but is a 400m runner at the international level. Fittingly, her idol growing up was the great Cathy Freeman, and she now lists Nova Peris and AFLW player Steph Williams.
When asked to describe herself in one sentence, Telaya said: “A fast, friendly girl from the NT ready to show the world what I’ve got.”
She added, proudly: “I represent my family every time I race and know that I am an inspiration for other young Aboriginal kids.”
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