Athletics powerhouse Madison de Rozario, and snowboard star Ben Tudhope have been rewarded for outstanding Paralympic campaigns, named Australia's Paralympians of the Year for 2020 and 2022.
Madison de Rozario and Ben Tudhope both started their Paralympic careers as children, carrying big expectations, and even bigger dreams.
"And I think of the individuals that make up this Paralympic team. It is the absolute highest privilege."his bronze-medal-winning performance at this year's Beijing Winter Paralympics in the snowboard cross SB-LL2"It just shows that everything can be possible, and you just need to put your mind and body to it, and nothing can stop you.Madison de Rozario pipped Switzerland's Manuela Schaer to win the women's T54 marathon in Tokyo.
De Rozario is one of the most well-known athletes in the Australian Paralympic team, and is embracing her status as a role model. He trailed the four-man field for most of the snowboard cross big final, but surged home at the finish to pinch the bronze.One of the enduring images of the Games came when he embraced Finland's gold medallist Matti Suur-Hamari and Canada's Alex Massie.
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