Hi! My name is Harri and I am 11 years old. I have cerebral palsy and am a wheelchair user. I live in Wales and really love sport. I support Swansea City football team and The Ospreys rugby team. I am a season ticket holder and go to as many matches as possible.
I like to keep active and take part in lots of sporting activities. I train with the Welsh Talent academy in athletics, swimming and boccia. Last April I took part in the London Mini Marathon and managed to knock 9 minutes off my previous time. I am competing again this year and hope to do even better. I also broke the British under 15 records at 60 and 100m and won a gold medal in 200m at the British Junior Games. In November I won the British Boccia championships for my classification. I swim 3 or 4 times a week and went to Ireland with the Welsh squad for a training camp. That was great fun but hard work.
I am also very proud to be the Welsh representative on the Whizz-Kidz kids` board. In my time on the board we have met Ed Balls the MP and asked him to improve wheelchair services for all children. I think it is really important that all children receive the right equipment. It can be difficult getting around in a wheelchair and it is even harder if you don`t have the right chair.
In my spare time I like to go to the beach � if we ever get enough decent weather in this country. I like to body board but it is difficult to get out in to the waves. I also like to ski and train every month with a local group called Ice Cool Kids.
Last year we were one of the families on the CBBC programme �Hider in the House�. It was fantastic. We got to do some crazy games, make lots of mess, win some fabulous prizes and meet Colin Jackson and JK and Joel. It was wicked. Just because I`m in a wheelchair doesn`t mean I don`t like to have fun it just means that sometimes I have to find a different way to do things. Anything is possible if you try hard enough!
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