Thursday 30 November, 202319 years ago, Jai Waite dove into a wave in Greece and hit a sandbar, becoming paralysed from the chest…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Tracey competed at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games in Para powerlifting. This was the first Paralympics where women’s Para powerlifting…- Thursday 30 November, 2023It was the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games that were a career highlight for Chris competing at the highest level in…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Tiffiney competed at the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games in Wheelchair tennis. She has since competed for New Zealand internationally in…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Gary Williams was raised in Tokomaru Bay and is Ngāti Porou. Gary has cerebral palsy and was first introduced to…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Maurice competed at two Paralympic Games in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 in the Para sport of Boccia. He was…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Liam competed at his first Paralympic Games in Athens in 2004 in Boccia. He was New Zealand’s youngest ever international…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Kerri was introduced to Boccia in 2007 when she attended her first world cup in Canada. A few months later,…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Greig Jackson started playing Boccia in the early 2000s where he showed his potential with his strong ability to read…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Annemarie Donaldson is a hand cyclist from Palmerston North. She made her Paralympic debut at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games…
