Shaw, 22, recalled watching the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. ‘When I was in the crowd, it inspired me,” she added. “So hopefully other people, if they have a disability, seeing an increased Para-sport participation, it might inspire them to take up a sport. ‘It is one of the only …
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