Paralympic medallist talks about her altering expectations, juggling a number of occasions and the facility of sport
Livvy Breen can’t wait to compete on the Paris Paralympics and believes that, like London 2012, it has the potential to make a vastly optimistic influence for para sport.
The 28-year-old was simply a youngster at her dwelling Paralympics 12 years in the past and received bronze within the T35-T38 4x100m relay.
After disappointment at Rio 2016 – she completed twelfth within the T38 lengthy bounce and seventh within the T38 100m – Breen bounced again on the London 2017 World Para Championships to win lengthy bounce gold.
At Tokyo 2020, she claimed her first Paralympic particular person medal with lengthy bounce bronze, earlier than then placing gold over 100m on the 2022 Commonwealth Video games.
Breen, who has had cerebral palsy for the reason that age of two and has listening to and studying difficulties, is now one of the crucial skilled ParalympicsGB athletes forward of Paris 2024 and is concentrating on a primary ever Paralympic gold medal. She is coached by Aston Moore and trains alongside the likes of heptathlon star Katarina Jonhson-Thompson.
AW caught up along with her at Adidas Home in Paris. She had been attending the Olympics and simply been a part of a panel speak with Greg Nugent – Producer of Rising Phoenix – to advertise the following season of the documentary collection, showcasing para athletes within the build-up to and at Tokyo 2020.
Olivia Breen (Mark Shearman)
How excited are you for the Paralympics and does it really feel like a house Video games?
I can’t consider how shortly it’s come spherical. To be within the stadium for the Olympics and to listen to that ambiance makes all of it so actual now. I’m going to be competing in that and it appears like a house Video games.
It’s so near the UK. I believe it’s going to be actually huge for para sport and will get the following technology on the market. It’s about letting individuals know that when you’ve got a incapacity then there’s a sport on the market for you. It might not be athletics however there’s something for you.
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