Thursday 30 November, 2023As a 20-year-old Sholto Taylor (Ngāti Kahungunu) was a competent sportsman. After a car accident he was left tetraplegic. Soon…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Geremy broke his neck in an under-19 club rugby match in Christchurch. During his rehab at the Burwood Spinal Unit…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Thrower Terry attended his first Paralympic Games in Athens 2004, with an eighth placing in shot put. Four years later,…
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, 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…
Thursday 30 November, 2023David competed at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games as part of the Wheel Blacks Wheelchair rugby team. His involvement with…
Thursday 30 November, 2023George made his Paralympic debut in Sydney 2000 competing in Para powerlifting. He went on to compete at 2 further…
