Weekend Sport with Jason Pine
Newstalk ZB
August 30, 202515 min
Rugby
Rachel Māia: Kiwi Para Athlete on competing in the upcoming Para Climbing World Championships
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Episode Notes
A Whanganui amputee is set to compete in the Para Climbing World Championships in Seoul, Korea next month.
Rachel Māia sustained her injury while climbing at the age of 16, and opted to have it amputated in 2018.
She has won a world bronze before at the World Championships and her sport has been accepted on to the programme for the first time for the LA28 Paralympic Games.
She joined Piney to share her incredible story.
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