Zachary Shaw

Started: He took up the sport at age 18 at Cleethorpes Athletics Club in England. (grimsbytelegraph.co.uk, 27 Jul 2022; zacshaw.co.uk, 01 Mar 2016; britishathletics.org.uk, 19 Oct 2015) Reason: "During secondary school I got notified about a Playground to Podium scheme run by British Athletics and my teacher recommended that I tried it. I was 16 when the London 2012 Paralympics happened and it was such a crazy experience because at the time, being visually impaired and the way the sport is marketed with wheelchairs and amputees, I didn't really appreciate what I had was a disability. When I watched London 2012 and I realised it was something I could do, they said at the time, 'inspire a generation', and I can say first-hand it did." (grimsbytelegraph.co.uk, 27 Jul 2022; sportsaid.org.uk, 2015) Ambition: To win a medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (grimsbytelegraph.co.uk, 12 Jul 2022) Additional Info: OTHER ACTIVITIES In 2024 he became a member of the England Athletics Athlete Panel to serve for a two-year term. (englandathletics.org, 12 Feb 2024)