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Sam Norris: Brain-injured speedway rider wants winner s trophy
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image captionSam Norris was riding for the Mildenhall Fen Tigers when he had the crash
A speedway rider competing in his first race two years after he suffered a brain injury in a crash says he wants a winner s trophy.
Sam Norris, 17, was put on life support after the accident at the British Youth Championships in June 2019.
A grass track meeting on Saturday will be his first with other riders. My parents thought I d never get back to racing in those early days, it s an emotional day for everyone, said Sam, from Linton in Cambridgeshire.
Sam Norris, 17, will speak at Headway Suffolk s Neuro Conference on May 12
- Credit: Norris family
A teenage speedway starlet who suffered a life-threatening brain injury nearly two years ago is set to speak at a neurological conference next month.
Sam Norris, from Linton, near Haverhill, was riding for Mildenhall Fen Tigers when he crashed his 250cc bike while racing at the British Youth Championships in Glasgow in June 2019.
The then-15-year-old was on life support for two days and doctors feared he may not survive.
Sam Norris walks out on the track at Mildenhall Fen Tigers with father Chris and mother Claire in August 2019