Mali Lovell

Reason: She was encouraged to take up athletics by Australian athlete Olivia Inkster. "I started focusing on running when I tried to qualify for Tokyo [the 2020 Paralympic Games] and missed out by zero point one of a second. It was a disappointment, but it made me more determined to train for Paris [the 2024 Paralympic Games]." (nswis.com.au, 16 Aug 2023) Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (smh.com.au, 24 Jun 2023) Awards: She won the Female Para Athlete of the Year award at the 2023 Athletics Australia Awards. (athletics.com.au, 10 Jan 2024) She was named Female Athlete of the Year at the 2023 Cerebral Palsy Sporting and Recreation Association of New South Wales Awards in Australia. (Facebook profile, 26 Aug 2023) She received the 2019 Athlete with a Disability Award from the UTS Northern Suburbs Athletic Club in Sydney, NSW, Australia. (utsnorthsath.com.au, 01 Jan 2019)