After receiving his doctorate a mere two months ago, Kelowna害羞草研究所檚 Rob Shaw is off to Tokyo to compete for another title.
Shaw came to the Okanagan in 2016 as a doctoral student studying the impact of peer mentorship on people with spinal cord injuries. He was also training full time to compete in Tokyo as a Paralympic athlete while finishing his doctorate at UBCO害羞草研究所檚 School of Health and Exercise Sciences.
害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 used to balancing my studies with training. However, this last year was intense and unusual because but I was working toward two huge milestones 害羞草研究所� honing my body and mind 害羞草研究所� at the same time,害羞草研究所� Shaw said.
He will be competing in the singles wheelchair tennis event starting on Friday, Aug. 27. After his four national quad singles championships, he害羞草研究所檚 feeling pretty good about his chances in Tokyo.
害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檝e worked hard to reach this goal. Representing Canada in the Paralympics is an honour and a dream come true,害羞草研究所� he says.
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