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‘I broke my neck playing rugby at 16 - now I’m a gold medal Paralympian’


EXCLUSIVE: ParalympicGB stars Jack Smith, Stuart Robinson and Rob Davies speak to OK! about heading to Paris 2024 as well as their journeys to the Paralympic games

Speaking to friends and family back home, it was more a story of how happy they were for me whereas a year ago, it was all doom and gloom. Within 12 months I was selected for the elite squad and the goal moving forward was to hit the Paralympics, which I was fortunate to do in Tokyo. With more than £30M a week raised for Good Causes, The National Lottery has enabled Great Britain to become a global force and has provided more opportunities for people inspired by athletes like Stuart, Jack and Rob to take part in sport.

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