Ishona Charles

Started: She took up the javelin at age nine, and began Para athletics in 2018. (Grenada Paralympic Committee Facebook page, 18 May 2020; Athlete, 07 Nov 2019; paralympic.org, 28 Jun 2017) Reason: She was encouraged by her coach to take up Para athletics after she acquired her impairment. "I tried other sports such as football, netball and volleyball, but it was athletics which caught my attention the most. After what happened, my coach insisted I should go back to training. And I did." (paralympic.org, 28 Jun 2017) Ambition: To compete at the 2028 Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. (Athlete, 04 Sep 2024) Awards: She and fellow athletics competitor Tyler Smith were Grenada's flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (medias.paris2024.org, 28 Aug 2024) Additional Info: TRAINING ABROAD In September 2019, together with coach Josh Hazzard, she participated in a training programme for athletes and coaches at Nippon Sport Science University in Tokyo, Japan. Earlier in 2019 she attended a training programme at Miami University in Oxford, OH, United States of America. (sportcaraibe.com, 04 Sep 2019)