I just found this clip of a new role-model, Aaron Fotheringham, a 16-year old extreme wheelchair athlete. Never seen anything like it! Maybe Paralympic Sports need to adapt to the needs and interests of the next generation?
TV Interview in Oslo
Paralympic Schoolday in Oslo Today, I am invited by the Norwegian Sports Federation to join in their Paralympic Schoolday where they invite hundreds of people from school and others to try and learn about sports and health for disabled. Norway do great work here and we have a lot to learn in Sweden. I even …
Children need training and to compete
Goteborg Open. In 1981 this was my first competition. I was 8 years old and competed in everything from wheelchair slalom to shooting. In sports I found my identity in doing something instead of what I couldn't do. There I found my rolemodels in sports and in life. This is why competitions like these are …
Making the impossible possible
Paralympic Dreams The Paralympic Games are extremely important. It gives so many people hope, that they can achieve more than they ever thought possible, myself included. When I was 12 years old, I saw the World Championships in Swimming for Disabled in Goteborg. A British swimmer named Peter Hull, a quadruple amputee and World Champion, …
Paralympic Activities and Budget
Friday and Saturday are dedicated to my engagement for the Swedish Sports Federation for the Disabled and Paralympic Committee. These two days we gather all coaches and managers for all the differents sports to discuss the Beijing Games and the plan for the coming 8 years. It's really interesting to listen to and share the …