Meet Our Athletes

Extraordinary stories from inspiring individuals

Everyone has a story to tell. This is your chance to meet your Paralympians and find out what drives them to keep on achieving their dreams.

Ma Lin

Ma Lin has only his left arm after his right arm was amputated when he was five following a terrible accident at a zoo involving a…
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Melissa Tapper

Melissa Tapper makes history. No matter which way you cut it, that’s a fact. On track for a successful career in able-bodied sport, Melissa’s world was…
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Nathan Pellissier

Nathan Pellissier is a Para-athlete with incredible drive. Apart from completing his Bachelor of Business degree and working part-time at a Law Chambers, Nathan also started…
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Qian Yang

Qian Yang started playing table tennis at age five and by the age of 17 was a Paralympic gold medallist for China. Hailing from Qingjian County…
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Rebecca Julian

Rebecca Julian has not competed at a Paralympic Games in nearly eight years, and with the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games mere months away, she is ready…
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Sam Von Einem

Samuel Von Einem was an avid tennis player before relocating to Abu Dhabi, UAE in 2003. Due to the heat, his parents kept a table tennis…
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