USA WheelHawks surprise Frame Running kids in Wollongong
USA WheelHawks met Frame Running Wollongong children during their World Cup visit.
The USA WheelHawks, a wheelchair rugby league team visiting Wollongong for the World Cup, spent an afternoon with Frame Running Wollongong, a charity that helps children with disabilities play sport on custom-designed three-wheel bikes.
The kids raced, threw balls, knocked over pins and spent time with their heroes. Six-year-old Eli said racing against the players was the best part.
One child has Angelman Syndrome and cannot walk without a walker; the frame runners let him run around like his older brothers. Another child uses a walking frame to get around; now she races and knocks over soccer balls every Monday with friends.
The players loved it too. WheelHawks player Lisa Maddox said: "You cannot help but smile when they are smiling."
- University of Wollongong Sports Hub
- Event location
- USA WheelHawks
- Visiting team
- Eli, age 6
- Child participant
- Monday
- Session day
Why it mattersKids with disabilities saw adults thriving in wheelchair sport and felt included in real athletic competition.
AustraliaThese children now see that adaptive sport and wheelchair athletics are achievable, real pathways for their own futures.
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