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Beijing Paralympics 2008

Beijing Blog 2008

Athlete: Ashleigh Hellier

DOB: 16.02.1991

Home Town: Swansea

Sport: Athletics

Class: T36

Disability: Cerebral Palsy

Years Involved in Athletics: 3 years

Inspiration: Ryan Giggs, Shane Williams and Lloyd Upsdell

What do you hope to achieve in your sporting career?:
Ashleigh hopes to represent Wales in the Commonwealth Games and become a Paralympic gold medallist at sprints.

Hobbies and Interests:
As well as Sprinting, Ashleigh enjoys football, swimming, snooker and his most recent sport of weight training.

Apart from working hard at training, Ashleigh also has a soft spot for animals especially his Cocker Spaniel, Sammy. Ashleigh is planning to study animal care and art at college very soon.

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