Breaking Down Barriers in Sport with Charlie McIntyre

Today we get to hear from Commonwealth Games bronze medalist and rising wheelchair basketball star - Charlie McIntyre. 

As the youngest member of Team England he went to his first Commonwealth Games aged nineteen and came away with a medal. He talks us through his journey being diagnosed with perthes' disease and watching his mobility deteriorate through his life. He describes how finding basketball helped redirect his energies and give him something to focus on and strive for. He is incredibly passionate about being an ambassador for both able-bodied and wheelchair using athletes and hopes that by telling his story he will inspire others to achieve success in sport. 

 

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