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Claire Taggart on Boccia, Dystonia, Travel and Tortoises
Best Of Belfast: Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast
English - May 08, 2023 04:00 - 50 minutes - 47 MB - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsPlaces & Travel Society & Culture Personal Journals ireland northernireland bestofbelfast foyvance irelandpodcast irishpodcast liamneeson marypeters matthewthompson norniron Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Welcome to Sport Inspires: a podcast recorded in collaboration with The Mary Peter’s Trust and made possible by the Coca-Cola Thank You Fund.
Today’s episode is with Claire Taggart, the 2022 Boccia World Champion and the first person from Northern Ireland to ever compete at the Paralympics in the sport.
In today’s episode we talk about:
What boccia is (and why it’s “way better than bowls!”) Being diagnosed with a neurological condition at the age of 18 How Claire got into the sport The logistics of travelling with an eletric wheelchair Why boccia is a “nail-biting sport” The opportunties being a professional athlete has brought into Claire’s life And advice she would give to her 18-year-old self.Check it out!
Claire’s Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NiftyNotebooksUK
The 200 Club: https://marypeterstrust.org/club200/
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