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NSW Paralympian’s bound for Rio

Author: Athletics NSW Administrator / Monday, 1 August 2016 / Categories: News

The Australian Paralympic Committee and Athletics have today announced 44 athletes to compete at the Rio in September. NSW will be represented by 14 athletes with half on debut. The athletics at the Games run from September 8 to 17. Wheelchair veterans of the Australian team, and will make their fifth journey to a Games, while for Newcastle-based it is a women’s record sixth appearance. Debutants are: , Guy Henly, James Turner, and three teenagers , and .

The team includes medallists, , Kurt Fearnley, , Angie Ballard and Christie Dawes.

The team includes former football James Turner. His Pararoo team missed London and when they also missed Rio, he switched sports, via a talent identification program. Coach Brett Robinson has done a great job guiding him in a new sport and he goes to Rio as an outside medal chance in the T36 (cerebral palsy) 800m.

NSW members of the athletics section of the Australian Paralympic team are: Rae Anderson [MIN] (T37) Discus, Javelin Angie Ballard [SYU] () 100m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 4x400m relay Erin Cleaver [MQH] (T38) 100m, long jump, 4x100m relay Christie Dawes [MQH] () 1500m, 5000m, marathon, 4x400m relay Taylor Doyle [GIR] (T38) Long jump Jodi Elkington [HIL] (T37) 100m, long jump, 4x100m relay Kurt Fearnley [MQH] (T54) 1500m, 5000m, marathon, 4x400m relay Nicole Harris [STG] (F20) Shot Guy Henly [HIL] (T37) Discus Rosemary Little [HIL] () 100m, 400m, 800m Evan O’Hanlon [UTN] (T38) 100m, 400m Scott Reardon (T42) 100m James Turner [WOL] (T36) 800m Sarah Walsh [SUT] (T44) 100m, Long jump

David Tarbotton and Ron Bendall for Athletics NSW Image: Jodi Elkington, Taylor Doyle, Sarah Walsh and Erin Cleaver (Images courtesy of David Tarbotton)

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