Claire Taggart on Boccia, Dystonia, Travel and Tortoises

Welcome to Sport Inspires: a podcast recorded in collaboration with The Mary Peter’s Trust and made possible by the Coca-Cola Thank You Fund.

Today’s episode is with Claire Taggart, the 2022 Boccia World Champion and the first person from Northern Ireland to ever compete at the Paralympics in the sport.

In today’s episode we talk about:

• What boccia is (and why it’s “way better than bowls!”)
• Being diagnosed with a neurological condition at the age of 18
• How Claire got into the sport
• The logistics of travelling with an eletric wheelchair
• Why boccia is a “nail-biting sport”
• The opportunties being a professional athlete has brought into Claire’s life
• And advice she would give to her 18-year-old self.

Check it out!

Claire’s Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NiftyNotebooksUK

The 200 Club: https://marypeterstrust.org/club200/

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