Paralympic champion Thomas Young MBE went from not knowing why he couldn’t ride a bike to 100m glory in Tokyo and even being named in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to athletics.
The 22-year-old Londoner pursued a career on the track after being diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis type 1 – going on to become a triple European champion and a World silver medalist before striking Paralympic gold.
As part of Daily Star Sport’s Belonging Project, Young, who achieved a personal best time of 10.94 seconds in the T38 100m back in August of last year, has explained why his path into Para Sport was not uncomplicated.
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