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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Swansea, WAL |
Sport Specific Information | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up para-athletics in 2009. |
Impairment Information | |
| Type of Impairment | Cerebral Palsy |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | He was introduced to athletics by coach Anthony Hughes. "I love the training and being part of a great team. I am also motivated by the chance to compete at the highest level on the world stage." |
General Interest | |
| Awards and honours | He was one of five athletes to be chosen to carry the Paralympic flame as it passed through Swansea, Wales, in 2012. (disability-sport-wales.org, 27 Aug 2012) He was named Swansea Senior Disability Sports Personality in 2010 and Swansea Junior Disability Sport Personality of the Year in 2006. (swansea.gov.uk, 28 Aug 2012) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Paula Dunn [national], GBR; Anthony Hughes [persona], GBR |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Ash (swansea.gov.uk, 28 Aug 2012) |
Impairment Information | |
| Classification | F33 |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Impairment | He has cerebral palsy, which affects all four of his limbs. (bbc.co.uk, 08 Sep 2010) |
| Hobbies | Spending time with friends. (sportsaid.org.uk, 14 May 2015) |
| Other sports | He has competed in para-cycling at national level. (britishcycling.org.uk, 16 Aug 2015) |
| Most influential person in career | Coach Anthony Hughes. (sportsaid.org.uk, 14 May 2015) |
| Hero / Idol | British footballer Ryan Giggs. (sportsaid.org.uk, 14 May 2015) |
| Other information | COMPENSATION A delay in his delivery at birth meant his mother's womb had reduced oxygen flow, resulting in his impairment. In 2001 his family were given 2.1 million GBP as compensation from Swansea NHS Trust in Wales. (news.bbc.co.uk, 20 Nov 2001) |