Pennod 2 Chwaraeon y Dyn Bach

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-My name is James Lusted

-and I'm 3'7".

-I don't believe in the word

-disabled.

-Oh my gosh.

-I do believe that everyone can

-take part in some type of sport.

-I'm no Usain Bolt in these!

-I used to be a badminton champion.

-I travelled all over the world

-to compete.

-It's a really good feeling.

-In this series, I will meet people

-with disabilities...

-..who take part

-in all kinds of sports.

-I will see how that

-can change their lives.

-I'm on my way

-to the Machynlleth area...

-..to meet a brother and sister.

-This is Uwchygarreg, on the road

-between Machynlleth and Dylife.

-This is where Rhys Lewis

-works on the family farm...

-..when he's not practising

-his flying skills!

-This is his sister, Heledd.

-Both brother and sister

-have to deal with disability...

-..but they both have

-very different stories.

-I was born with

-arthrogryposis multiplex.

-I'm a twin.

-My sister Sian

-didn't have the condition.

-When I was a month old,

-I started having physio.

-Then I had an operation on my legs.

-That was when I was four.

-Then I had to have an operation

-to straighten my spine.

-When I was young...

-..I just couldn't run...

-..and couldn't be

-like other children.

-Annoying is the word I would use.

-But I take every day as it comes.

-Her days tend to be quite full!

-Heledd's interests include

-the Scarlets rugby team...

-..Cwmni Theatr Maldwyn and taking

-part in Bro Ddyfi YFC activities.

-I am very independent.

-I have my own car.

-I enjoy the freedom of being able

-to come and go as I wish.

-The family had been used to

-Heledd's disability for years.

-But little did they think that

-another member of the family...

-..would end up in a wheelchair

-after an accident on the farm.

-I had been chopping trees

-all morning.

-I went up for lunch.

-Then the first tree I chopped

-straight after lunch...

-..I remember hearing a crack

-and thinking it wasn't right.

-I ran away but the tree hit me

-across my back.

-I knew straight away. I went to feel

-my legs but everything was numb.

-I couldn't feel anything.

-I sort of remember leaving

-in the helicopter.

-I was out of it then

-until I reached Stoke.

-Rhys spent eight weeks having

-treatment at Stoke Hospital.

-He spent another seven weeks

-recovering in Gobowen.

-That's where he heard it was

-unlikely he would walk again.

-I was expecting it, to be honest.

-I think the biggest shock

-was for my mother and father.

-I remained positive throughout.

-I still think I'm quite positive.

-I think that helps them

-to get through it all.

-The most difficult part of it...

-..was coming home

-and not being able to drive.

-I was stuck in the house

-for about two months.

-That was the most difficult part.

-Once I had the go-ahead to drive

-again, I was never home!

-Rhys has invited me

-to Aberystwyth.

-He trains there with Heledd and the

-rest of the West Coast Warriors...

-..a wheelchair basketball team.

-How long have you been coming

-to the club?

-I've been playing since 2011.

-Do you enjoy it?

-Do you enjoy it?

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-Yes, it's great.

-What exactly do you like

-about the club?

-The banter!

-I'm sure you have a lot of fun.

-When I started, I couldn't shoot

-the ball into the basket.

-But now, I can do that.

-It was a great feeling...

-..when I started

-being able to do that.

-What made Rhys take an interest?

-I actually suggested basketball

-to him.

-He was still in hospital in Gobowen.

-A week or two before I was given

-the go-ahead to come home...

-..I went to training in Aberystwyth.

-How did the doctors react?

-How did the doctors react?

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-I didn't tell them!

-The less they know, the better.

-It was something

-to give me some focus.

-In a club like that, you start

-talking to different people.

-Many have gone through

-the same thing.

-I played rugby for 12 years

-before the accident.

-It's just a way of coming back

-to the team environment.

-How did it feel to take part

-in a sport from a wheelchair...

-..for the first time?

-It was quite difficult

-at the beginning.

-I was starting

-a completely new sport for me.

-I'd never played basketball,

-let alone wheelchair basketball.

-It's surprising how you can pick up

-new skills when you have to.

-Do you have quite

-a competitive relationship?

-Yes, I'd say so.

-Who wins normally?

-Who wins normally?

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-Him.

-Well done, well done.

-Right answer!

-I've always been competitive.

-It doesn't matter what I do,

-I want to win.

-That's the main reason why I'm here.

-I'm here to compete and win.

-I try to pass that on

-to some of the other players...

-..who may be here just to have fun.

-Whether you win or lose, we have to

-work as a team. But you aim to win!

-James!

-It's great to see

-a cross section of ages.

-Everyone takes part in the game.

-They have a lot of fun.

-They don't hold back at all.

-They're quite fierce

-with the ball and with the chairs.

-They knock into each other.

-It's a bit like rugby!

-Third time lucky!

-Basketball isn't the only sport

-Rhys does.

-Since the accident...

-..he has rekindled an interest

-from years ago.

-I went over to Trefeglwys

-to see him practising.

-Hiya, Rhys.

-Hiya, Rhys.

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-Hiya, James. Are you OK?

-How are you?

-How are you?

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-Oh, alright!

-When did you start shooting?

-When did you start shooting?

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-I've pretty much always done it.

-But I've been doing it competitively

-for about 18 months.

-I just picked up a gun

-and gave it a go.

-I've been interested in the sport

-for years.

-My grandfather represented Wales

-in the sport.

-I just thought

-it would be something to do.

-What I find difficult, compared

-with people without a disability...

-..is swinging out to the angle.

-I can't turn my whole body,

-only my arms.

-But you adapt to that.

-The gun looks quite heavy. Is it?

-It weighs about nine pounds.

-It's heavy to hold in one place

-for long.

-It looks bigger than me!

-Let's see.

-Yes, it is. Only just.

-Rhys competes against people

-without disabilities.

-He does very well.

-Not only is he a member of the

-Wales team, he's also the captain.

-It was a shock to get into the team.

-It was an even bigger shock

-to be named captain.

-But it's a fantastic experience.

-I was quite nervous

-at the beginning.

-But once you get to know people,

-it doesn't matter who you are.

-We're all friends in this sport.

-How do the competitions work?

-If you hit the clay with the first

-barrel, you get three points.

-Second barrel kill is two points.

-If you miss, you get zero.

-In terms of competitions,

-the best score is 100 clays hit...

-..with 300 points.

-At the moment,

-my personal best is 100, 298.

-I'm two second barrels

-off the perfect score.

-You compete against yourself

-most of the time.

-But you also try to beat

-those around you.

-I'm amazed at Rhys' strength...

-..and his attitude to life.

-You must be positive.

-You hear a lot of stories

-about people...

-..who've hit rock bottom

-after an accident.

-But the most important thing to

-remember is that life doesn't stop.

-You have to carry on

-doing something.

-In Part Two, I'll meet

-another athlete who's aiming high.

-My goal is to reach the Paralympics

-and the Commonwealth Games.

-And I'll attend a boccia tournament.

-It's a very popular game for people

-with all sorts of disabilities.

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-Boccia is quite a popular game as a

-sport for people with disabilities.

-It's quite similar to bowls but

-the balls are made of leather...

-..filled with sand

-and they're also quite soft.

-The simple aim

-is to get your ball...

-..as close as possible

-to the white ball.

-And if you can hit your

-opponents' balls, even better.

-I've had lots of fun playing

-this game over the years.

-Today, I'm going to watch

-a tournament...

-..at Porthmadog Leisure Centre.

-Thirty-two teams

-have come here to compete.

-There is also a good crowd to cheer

-teams like Blaenau Globetrotters...

-..Dysynni Daredevils

-and the Bobby Dazzlers.

-One of those helping to run

-the tournament is Marcus Politis.

-He's the Disability Sport Wales

-Development Officer in Gwynedd.

-It's a very popular game nowadays.

-It's definitely

-one of the most inclusive.

-We start with a white ball...

-..and there are six blue balls

-and six red balls.

-The aim is to get the balls as close

-as possible to the target ball.

-It's a Paralympic game, designed

-for those with cerebral palsy.

-But people with other disabilities

-can also play.

-Generally,

-it's a physical disability.

-But it's inclusive, so it brings in

-conditions like dementia.

-Some people with learning

-disabilities play as well.

-There are four teams

-from Antur Waunfawr here.

-One of their members

-is Meical Jones.

-He loves the game.

-What do you enjoy about this game?

-I enjoy every game.

-Are you a competitive person?

-Oh, yes.

-You've been playing all morning.

-How's it going?

-It's going well.

-Have you won?

-Have you won?

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-Not yet.

-A game's a game.

-Getting people into the sport

-in the first place is the challenge.

-An event like this is pioneering.

-It's a big magnet to attract people.

-We just want them to play

-every week now.

-Boccia became part of

-the Paralympic Games in 1984.

-It is now played in over

-50 countries all over the world.

-Games like boccia don't get

-as much coverage on television.

-But they're important because

-they offer opportunities...

-..to people

-with severe disabilities.

-At Disability Sport Wales...

-..we consider boccia

-to be an important sport.

-It targets many people

-with severe disabilities.

-Boccia is one of my favourites.

-I was quite good at it.

-I wasn't as good as my brother.

-He was really good.

-I enjoyed this game.

-I'm quite a competitive person so

-I always tried something different.

-It's great to be here today...

-..and to be reminded of those

-nice memories from years ago.

-Every athlete needs commitment

-to succeed.

-Athletes with disabilities

-need even more.

-Mathew Williams from Bangor doesn't

-know the meaning of the word fail.

-He knows exactly

-what he wants to do.

-I have cerebral palsy

-and it affects my legs.

-It also affects my arm a little.

-It can be a hassle but not really.

-I'm used to it.

-Mathew started walking

-when he was two.

-We realized he was stiff.

-That's when we got

-the professionals involved.

-I found out

-that he had cerebral palsy.

-He had problems. He had to have

-physio, hospital appointments.

-I had to give up work

-to be a full-time carer.

-That was that. He has cerebral

-palsy. Get on with it.

-I've brought him up...

-..with the attitude of

-if you want to do something, do it.

-I've always said

-there's nothing he can't do.

-That's why he's so determined

-to do everything.

-Think of where it's going to be...

-..before it lands

-and then hit straight away.

-I did swimming, running, climbing,

-cycling, some basketball...

-..and football.

-It gives me a focus.

-I really enjoy it.

-His father bought him a bike.

-So Mathew wanted to ride it.

-He tried to do a revolution

-and fell off.

-I was watching him

-from the landing window.

-I watched him for about two hours -

-or even longer.

-He started again, fell off,

-started again, fell off.

-Started again, fell off.

-Mathew kicked the bike, stomped

-around and went back to the bike.

-Suddenly, he'd done a revolution.

-It was like a light bulb

-had come on in his eyes.

-He set his mind to it and was

-determined to do it - and he did!

-No matter how long it took.

-Mathew was clearly talented

-in all sorts of sport.

-As he grew up...

-..he came to the attention of

-Disability Sport Wales officers.

-They were able

-to offer him some advice.

-Mathew is now concentrating

-on two sports.

-Lifting weights and shot-put.

-He comes to Wrexham once a week

-to practise the shot-put...

-..with his coach, Ian Robinson.

-Hello. How's it going?

-Hello. How's it going?

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-It's going well, thanks.

-What weight

-are you throwing tonight?

-It's 4kg, which is quite easy

-once you've warmed up enough.

-What's your best distance?

-In training, it's 7.20.

-In competition, it's about 6.50.

-I try to get my score in competition

-to match my training score.

-So that's what I'm trying to achieve

-with Ian and Sabrina.

-Not bad. Yes, good. I like that one.

-Sabrina Fortune comes from Mold.

-She's a member

-of the GB Paralympic squad...

-..and she won a bronze medal

-at the Rio Games in 2016.

-I'm really good friends

-with her now.

-I really enjoy going to Wrexham

-to see her and work with her.

-She helps make my sport

-a lot more personal to me.

-There is someone else,

-not with the same condition...

-..because it's different but it's a

-nice feeling being part of a group.

-What's it like training with Mathew?

-What's it like training with Mathew?

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-It's a lot of fun.

-We need a lot of comedy

-so we have a lot of fun.

-He's improved so much

-the time I've been with him.

-I think he'll go really far with it.

-Praise from Sabrina. But shot-put

-isn't Mathew's only sport.

-He comes to Bangor

-three times a week...

-..to practise weightlifting

-with his coach, Tiffany Brannan.

-Push it.

-You can go harder than that.

-Relax!

-Well, that looks quite difficult.

-Well, that looks quite difficult.

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-Do you want a go?

-I'll give it a go.

-I'll give it a go.

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-Three, two, one and we go.

-OK and relax.

-Perfect.

-Cool. That's hard.

-Very impressive.

-You're much better than me.

-I know!

-Now, it's time to move on to

-the bench to get ready to lift.

-But how much strain

-does that put on Mathew's body?

-It doesn't really hurt.

-It feels hard but it's not painful.

-It shows that I'm pushing myself.

-I'm sure it must help

-with the shot-put.

-It gives me more power to throw.

-It definitely helps.

-My body has really matured

-and everything looks great now.

-Of course, it's important

-to keep fit...

-..when you have a condition

-like cerebral palsy.

-Yes. Every sport I've done

-has been a big help.

-The biggest weight Mathew

-has ever lifted is 80kg.

-That's how much is on the bar now.

-And drive. Drive.

-Great. And in.

-Fantastic. Up you get.

-Wow! That's heavy.

-80 now.

-Well done.

-But you made it look easy!

-But that's not enough for today.

-He's determined to break

-his personal record.

-What do you have to do

-to prepare to lift that?

-I just have to focus

-on my breathing.

-I have to make sure

-everything is relaxed...

-..and that nothing

-is causing me pain.

-That's the main key

-for me to do the best I can do.

-I'll let you prepare.

-You let me know when you're ready.

-He has 85kg on the bar.

-That's over 13 stone.

-OK?

-Er... yeah.

-Three, two, one, up.

-Yours.

-Drive. Keep driving, keep driving.

-Lovely. And in.

-A new record for Mathew.

-Well done. Well done.

-Well done. Well done.

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-Thank you.

-How did that feel?

-How did that feel?

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-It felt OK.

-Do you want more?

-Do you want more?

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-No!

-That's enough for one day...

-..but I know Mathew

-will be back for more tomorrow.

-He has quite a few ambitions.

-My main goal is to reach

-the Paralympics...

-..and the Commonwealth Games.

-Either with the shot-put

-or weightlifting.

-I want to be the main top athlete.

-I want children to say...

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-I want to be like him.

-"He's the main athlete."

-I'll tell everyone that

-there's nothing you can't do.

-It's all in the mind.

-You just have to work hard.

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