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South African born Alissa Jordaan began her athletics career during her primary school years while attending Mowbray Public School, NSW. She found her passion for the track during athletics carnivals,…

Growing up on the Sunshine Coast, Daniel Bounty loved playing sport and was actively involved at Nippers at his local Surf Live Saving Club. At the age of 8, Daniel…

Czech born Michal Burian first fell in love with javelin when he first watched Olympic Champion Jan Železný participating at his local club in the Czech Republic. Michal’s childhood was…

David Bryant’s para-triathlon journey started with a humble 20-minute jog as part of rehabilitation. David was born with a clubfoot in his right leg which sees him compete with a…

Making her Paralympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games, Mary was selected to play in the Australian women’s wheelchair basketball team, the Gliders. The team did not make the quarter-final…

Jeremy started shooting hoops with his friends at school when he was in his early years high school. At age 16 in 2012, he acquired paraplegia in an accident while…

After Sam acquired his impairment in 2010, his family moved from Adelaide to the US where Sam studied IT systems and joined the University of Washington wheelchair basketball team. There,…

Jonathan literally couldn’t swim the length of a full-sized pool when he started out on his triathlon journey. As a four-year-old he had come close to drowning in a backyard…

Born with a congenital deformity in both legs, Grant Manzoney played cricket, ten pin bowling, baseball, football and tee-ball before turning to wheelchair sports, taking up wheelchair basketball. Like Dransfield,…