Mitch Joynt's Paralympic Dream

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Given by 49 generous donors in 4 years

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Help Mitch Become New Zealand's next paralympic Sprinter. Summer Olympics Tokyo 2020

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My name is Mitch and in 2013 when i was 18 i lost my right leg below my knee in a work place accident. The accident has ended up being a blessing in disguise by giving me an oppotunity and the motivation to represnt New Zealand as a sprinter on the world stage.

I have been selected to represnt NZ for the first time this year at the oceania champs and the team is yet to be named but i feel good about my chances of making the team to go to the world champs in Dubai at the end of this year, but all of this comes with a hefty price tag and i would be so grateful for any donation no matter how big or how small it will all help!

I juggle trainings around a 60 hour work week and am saving up alot of my own money but its just hard to do it alone so please help me, just a patriotic kiwi keen to wear the fern, in any way you can and it will be greatly appreciated.

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Funds will be used for travel and accomadation for international and domestic competitions

World Champs Results 14 November 2019

Hey guys thanks in large part to your genourosity i made it to my first athletics world champs. Its all wrapped up for me now and i can proudly call it a success, i made the final of the 200m in a personal best time and an oceania record. I finished 8th in the final which is exactly the goal i set myself before these champs started.

I also ran a 100m oceania record in my heat but failed to progress to the finals which im alright with, im a 200m specelist and just used the 100m as extra experience.

I fly home in a few days and almost immediatly back into training for the New Zealand domestic season and chasing those Olympic qualifying times.

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