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It’s good to see the NZ Herald getting behind disabled athletes and publishing stories like this one about 14-year old swimmer Sophie Pascoe, who recently won five gold medals at the world wheelchair and amputee championships in Taiwan. Sophie, who is an amputee, also won gold in the 100m backstroke at the recent Paralympics World Cup in Manchester, England, and in fact was NZ’s sole representative at the event. Her main goal is to score a few medals in Beijing at next year’s Paralympics, and by the looks of her recent haul, she’s well on her way!
Good onya Sophie, it’s young people like yourself who help propel disabled sport to where it should be - on the pages of the Herald just like everyone else!
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1 Wheelchair accessible toilet in an aeroplane?! // Nov 14, 2007 at 8:05 pm
[…] EVA Air’s aeroplane had an accessible toilet onboard! He was on his way to Shanghai to watch several of NZ’s top athletes compete in the recent international wheelchair and amputee games, and gives EVA the big thumbs up […]
2 AttitudeTV’s take on Sophie Pascoe // Jan 9, 2008 at 7:05 pm
[…] of the first blog posts I made here on walkingisoverrated.com focussed on Christchurch teenager Sophie Pascoe, who has been earmarked as a potential athlete to compete at this year’s Beijing Paralympics. […]
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