Paralympics: The 14-year-old tennis star vying for a gold medal

Published: Aug 20, 2024 Duration: 00:02:16 Category: News & Politics
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[Music] wow check her out that's blly to me play Not only is she one of the youngest members of the par Olympics GB at the age of just 14 but she's also Rising quickly at an international level and she only started playing table tennis 3 years ago how does it feel I mean being picked for the Paralympics is a big deal yeah it just feels amazing I was there with my mom and I was like jumping up and down and I was just really happy I'm really happy to go to par Olympics and tennis and I'm really proud to be here B has cereal paly and competes alongside other athletes with physical disabilities which can include cereal py amputations or other disabilities that affect their movement grouping athletes with similar levels of physical ability means they compete on an even playing field making it a Fair competition so Cy affects me a lot just cuz I can't do stuff that other children can do like I can I can't walk a lot I need help brush my teeth and stuff and I think table tennis is a great sport for just because it's not a lot of movement it's more mentally and I just love table tennis for that so how was Table Tennis adapted for people who have disabilities in the par Olympics you can serve out your playing hand and that's what I do normal table tennis you hold the ball like you hold it like that and then your other hand you Chuck it up but cuz I can't really do that so I hold it up with three f so then I can toss that and also my movement is limited so I have to like only do little side step instead of massive side [Music] step she's so young and to see the players that she's beaten to see how she's progressed it's incredible we're so so proud of her looking at the progress that she's made I think the the future looks very bright what are you looking forward to the most about the par Olympics I'm looking forward to the atmosphere and looking forward to how everything's going to be I'm excited for the par Olympic Village as well that's going to be good it's been so cool meeting BL and she clearly has an incredible Talent I'm really looking forward to watching her compete in the Paris 2024 par Olympic Games

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