What does it take to be a Paralympian flag-bearer?
Sports Wisdom Series #14
Find out directly from Ryley Batt - Australian Wheelchair Rugby Captain, Co-Flag Bearer at Tokyo 2020.
Ryley Batt is feared as one of the greatest, hardest, big-hitting wheelchair rugby players the world has ever seen.
Put simply, wheelchair rugby is not for the faint-hearted; as Ryley says, the hits are like mini car crashes.?
Ryley has inspired all of Australia, and he will inspire you!
Ryley shares three things we can learn from his success, what he thinks about the power of sports to unite, and one thing he would change in the world.
Ryley's stats:
2008?Beijing Paralympic Games - First Paralympics
2012?London Paralympic Games - led the Steelers to their first Paralympic gold medal.
2014?Steelers’ first world title
Rio 2016?Paralympic Games made history as a member of the first wheelchair rugby team to win consecutive Paralympic gold medals and a World Championship title in a four-year period,?defeating the USA 59-58 in a double-overtime thriller?at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
2020 Tokyo?Paralympic Games, Australian Captain and co-flag bearer with Daniela Di Toro, wheelchair tennis superstar and former world number one.?
Ryley's Story: "Who I am"?
Source:?WOWOWofficial