Is Olivia Breen disabled?

Is Olivia Breen disabled?

That day at Lee Valley made her appreciate that having cerebral palsy was part of her, and she has seen her disability as a positive element of her personality.” She trains in Loughborough, England.

Why is Breen a Paralympian?

She was diagnosed with cerebral palsy aged two and suffered from sepsis in the first week of her life which almost killed her. “They didn’t know where my life was going to go because, when I was younger, I was a lot more affected with cerebral palsy but sport has helped me so much,” Breen said.

What is T37 38 in Paralympics?

T37 is a disability sport classification for disability athletics in track and jump events. It includes people who have coordination impairments such as hypertonia, ataxia and athetosis. It is the athletics equivalent of the more general CP7 classification.

Is Olivia Breen Welsh?

Olivia “Livvy” Breen (born 26 July 1996) is a Welsh Paralympian athlete, who competes for Wales and Great Britain mainly in T38 sprint and F38 long jump events. She qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics and was selected for the T38 100m and 200m sprint and was also part of the T35-38 women’s relay team.

Are there Down syndrome athletes in the Paralympics?

Athletes with Down syndrome People with Down syndrome can compete at the Paralympics in the intellectual impairment (S14/SB14) category but only if they score low on IQ tests.

Are there any quadriplegics in the Paralympics?

Before becoming a quadriplegic as a passenger in a car accident at 16, four-time Paralympian and long-time captain of the Australian wheelchair rugby team, the Steelers, Ryan Scott was an avid surfer and enjoyed playing football, soccer and basketball.