Paris paralympics 2024
In light of the paralympicsGB team having the highest proportion of female athletes ever, here are some female athletes to look out for at the 2024 paralympics.
Kadeena Cox
Kadeena Cox is a British paralympian. Cox was born with the disabilty of multiple sclerosis, which affects the brain and spinal chord. This means she struggles with several things, including tiredness, vision and balance. Cox has to use a wheelchair part-time.
Kadeena Cox started her paralympics journey in Quatar at the 2015 paralympics, competing in athetics and cycling. She hopes to win many more medals at this year's paralympics.
Hannah Cockroft
Hannah Cockroft is a British athletics paralympian.
In the first 24 hours of her life, Cockroft suffered two heart attacks, leaving her with brain damage and a collapsed lung. Cockcroft grew up a determined child, playing for the wheelchair basketball Cardinals' team, and competing in para-athletics competitions. Cockroft has broken many world records, and rests unbeaten at the paralympics sprints.
Madison de Rozario
Madison de Rozario is a Australian athletics paralympian.
At the age of four, Rozario developed transverse myelitis, which inflames her spinal chord resulting in her wheelchair use.
Rozario now competes in the middle and long distance track events at the paralympics, in total having won two gold medals, three silver and one bronze.
Ellen keane
Ellen Keane is an Irish swimmer paralympian.
Keane was born without a left forearm, but this did not stop the determination of this inspirational woman.
At just 13 years old, Keane competed at the Beijing 2008 paralympics, becoming Ireland's youngest ever athlete.
At Tokyo 2021 paralympics, Keane won a gold medal for 100m breaststroke. Make sure to cheer her on at her fifth and final paralympic games.
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