Saskia was awarded a 2019 Youth Grant to attend the Australian All Schools National Athletics Competition in Perth, WA. She took home two silver medals in the Girls U18 Para Long Jump and Shot Put, and placed fourth in the 200m sprint.
The competition brought together para athletes with a wide range of disabilities, from deafness to cerebral palsy and wheelchair athletes, and Saskia hopes her results continue to inspire other young hearing-impaired athletes to get involved in sport.
Beyond the personal bests, the trip gave Saskia the chance to build lasting friendships with athletes from across Australia and improve her conversational confidence, including meeting another competitor with cochlear implants from the ACT, making for a memorable shared experience.
