SPORTSMAN

JAMIE MCANSH | DEFYING ALL ODDS

By the end of March 2014, Jamie McAnsh was playing wheelchair basketball for the Cardiff team, Cardiff Celts, now known as Cardiff Archers. By August, he was signed to play wheelchair rugby for Wales and competed in the Wheelchair Home Nations.

Jamie soon discovered hand-cycling, completing the Carten100 course from Cardiff to Tenby. He continued exploring new sports, trying anything he could, including wheelchair squash, and exceeded expectations with his remarkable progress. Having now retired from competitive sports Jamie still focuses on new and adventurous challenges.

Jamie has over the years taken squash to new heights, starting by playing in a wheelchair and then transitioning to using crutches as his balance improved.

True to his ambitious spirit, he pushed further and competed in the Welsh Open Masters in December 2018, followed by the Slovenian Open Masters in April 2019. By December 2019, he returned to his home ground to compete once again in the Welsh Open Masters.

Jamie remains the only registered player with a lower limb impairment. He approaches every challenge with a mindset of honesty and determination, knowing that failure is always possible but you never lose you only ever win or learn.

MORE ABOUT JAMIE

DISABLED ADVENTURER

SPORTSMAN

MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER

AWARD WINNER