From the tender age of 14 to a 63-year-old Commonwealth Games debutant, meet the oldest and youngest competitors donning the green and gold in Birmingham.
You might remember the para-table tennis player as one of the co-captains of the Australian Paralympic Team in Tokyo, but did you remember she started her international sporting career playing wheelchair tennis? Birmingham will be her first Commonwealth Games appearance and
she says there's been a big focus among the Para-athletes on making everyone, no matter what sport you play or how experienced you are, feel welcome"As a young athlete, and I don’t mean young as in age but if this is your first experience with the Games, it’s quite extraordinary. There’s incredible support."Alex Saffy made the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships podium alongside teammate Col Pearse and Italian Stefano Raimondi.
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