Daniel Sidbury

Started: He first tried wheelchair racing at age eight in England. (city-asset.co.uk, 06 Sep 2018) Reason: At age eight he tried wheelchair racing for a month before his family moved to Spain. He took up the sport again at age 20 after he completed his education and decided to take part in the London Marathon, which was an item on his bucket list. "I got in contact with my old coach, the coach I met at age eight and said, 'Train me to a good enough level so I can physically do a marathon'. Then we kind of stepped it up a little, went out on the roads and started doing a few miles. In 2015 I did my first London Marathon. Instead of moving on to the next task on the list, I was completely hooked on the sport of wheelchair racing. I had met some incredible, interesting people and competed in some exciting races along the way to participating in my first marathon." (theargus.co.uk, 11 Jul 2022; city-asset.co.uk, 06 Sep 2018) Additional Info: TURNING POINT He decided to take the sport more seriously after being pleased with his early performances against more experienced athletes. "The defining moment for me was my first ever track competition at Stoke Mandeville Stadium [in England]. I was competing against athletes who were training six days a week, to my two days a week, and had competed for Great Britain at a world junior level. They had bespoke custom racing chairs designed exclusively for them, and yet, I was able to beat them. This filled me with confidence, and made me think, 'If I take this seriously, how far could I go?' I felt that I had found my true calling." (city-asset.co.uk, 06 Sep 2018)