A TEENAGE wheelchair athlete has trained through lockdown to emerge as a national champion with a series of new personal best times. Ollie Porter, 13, of Hurworth-on-Tees, near Darlington, competed in the National Junior Disability Championships at Coventry, winning gold medals in the 100 and 200 metres. Even more impressive was knocking nearly 10 seconds off his personal best time to come second in the 800 metres because he was competing against racers aged up to 19. Ollie, who has spina bifida, has recently set a series of new personal best times at national wheelchair race meetings, across distances ranging from 100 metres to 1,500 metres. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Ollie had been restricted to training at home via an online link, using special indoor rollers that were a Christmas present.
Darlington wheelchair racer Ollie wins gold medal
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