I first made my Australia team debut at the 2017 World Para Athletic Championships 5 years after sustaining a career ending ankle injury playing SANFL football. Qualifying for the final round, I finished 7th in the world achieving a new Australian and Oceania record in the F44 Discus Throw. Since then I qualified for two more Australian teams, albeit missing both, one due to withdrawal because of a family medical emergency and the other due to extraordinary selection criteria.

In the last few years I have taken time away from sport for a few different reasons including time to raise our young family and to grow our business The Adaptability Movement. Recently after supporting an enthusiastic young athlete with their own Discus training I have felt the call to compete again, albeit very late in the domestic season. With 2023 Paris World Championships taking place in July I still have time to post qualifying marks to be eligible, however I will need to attend multiple interstate events in the lead up to the June 7th closing date.

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My biggest challenges to achieving this are the time commitment of training and the financial costs to attend the necessary events to successfully qualify for the World Championships.

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Given time is something I will need to coordinate, I am seeking support financially to explore my capacity to make another Australia team this year and hopeful compete again on the world stage. I would be honoured and grateful if you could help either with by making a donation within your means or by passing this on to someone in a better position to help out.