An inspiring story on the BBC goes to show that a disability is no barrier to playing squash.
Alice Harvey, aged 10, from Shirley near Solihull, lost both legs after developing meningitis. She is now a top player, ranked 15th (Feb 2007) in the country for her age group - remarkable considering she uses two artificial legs.
Watch the video here.
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Monday, 5 February 2007
Squash for all
Posted by squashblogger at 09:40
Topics: juniors, participation
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does anyone know if its possible to play squash in wheelchair?Anyone heard of this?
ReplyDeleteThere is a report here: http://www.racketlon.com/newdutch06.pre.html.
ReplyDeleteApparently it "worked surprisingly well"