Dunedoo's Jamieson Leeson is days away from her Paralympic debut, a dream she has had since discovering her talent for boccia three years ago.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
The Dunedoo Central School year 12 student touched down in Tokyo on August 22 with her mother, Amanda Leeson who doubles as Jamieson's boccia assistant.
Leeson, who lives with spinal muscular atrophy, will be competing in the individual and pairs Boccia event for Australia while she studies for her Higher School Certificate (HSC).
Speaking with the Mudgee Guardian in 2019, Jamieson said her dream was to represent Australia and Dunedoo at the Paralympics not knowing how soon she would achieve that goal.
"It would mean so much to make it to Tokyo," Leeson said in 2019.
"I've worked so hard, we travel for five hours every couple of weeks, which is exhausting, but in the end it will be worth it if I do make it."
Leeson will make her Paralympic debut on September 2 at 12:25pm (AEST) when she takes on Japan alongside Spencer Cotie and Daniel Michel in the mixed pairs.
She will also play in the pairs on September 3 at 10.30am, 3.25pm and 7.05pm (AEST).
The Paralympics are broadcast on the 7 Network and are live streamed on 7Plus.
Our journalists work hard to provide local, up-to-date news to the community. This is how you can continue to access our trusted content:
- Bookmark
- Make sure you are signed up for our breaking and regular headlines newsletters
- Follow us on Twitter
- Follow us on Instagram
- Follow us on Google News