Does Olivia Breen have cerebral palsy?
Does Olivia Breen have cerebral palsy?
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.
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.
What school did Olivia Breen go to?
She was awarded a Sky Academy Athletic Scholarship in August 2013 and as a result she moved to an athletics academy in St Albans which is attached to Oaklands sixth form college and to her coaches Jonas and Julie Dodoo.
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.