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Sabrina Fortune
Sabrina Fortune (born 25 May 1997) is a British Paralympic track and field athlete from Wales competing in category T20 (classification), F20 throwing events. Fortune won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the shot put, a gold medal at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships, also in shot put, and a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in shot put. History Fortune, who comes from Bryn-y-baal, Mold, Flintshire, Mold in north Wales, has Developmental verbal dyspraxia, speech dyspraxia which makes communication difficult for her. Her condition resulted in a mild learning disability, intellectual impairment. She attended Argoed High School, after which she studied hospitality management at Coleg Cambria in Wrexham. Athletics career Fortune became inspired to take up athletics after watching her brother compete. She joined a club at the age of eleven in 2008 and began competing at local meets. In 2014, she travelled to São Paulo to take part in the Brazilian P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
T20 (classification)
T20 is a disability sport classification for disability athletics in track and jump events. It broadly covers athletes with intellectual disabilities. Sport This classification is for disability athletics. This classification broadly covers athletes with intellectual disabilities. The classification by Buckley goes on to say "To become eligible to compete in the Paralympic Games, all athletes with an Intellectual Disability have to reach the primary eligibility criteria, which is determined by: *An IQ score at or below 75 (A person with an IQ of 100 is considered average) *Significant limitations in adaptive behaviour (conceptual, social or practical adaptive skills such as communication, self care, social skills, home living, health and safety difficulties) *Onset acquired before the age of 18 The International Paralympic Committee defined this classification on their website in July 2016 as, "(Intellectual impairment)". Performance and rules People in this class are requ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
