![]() ![]() He continues to train with coach Barry Bowden. Harry was up until recently a member of the England squad but left due to a lack of competitive opportunities. So far this year, he has won the Boccia England Open. Last year, Harry also won gold and bronze at an international event in Poznan, Poland and finished fifth at the British Championship. Harry been competing since 2009 and is twice English National BC4 Champion - including the 2014 event, and four times Disability Sport Events Boccia Open National BC4 Champion. ![]() It is a target ball sport belonging to the same family as petanque and bowls. ![]() ![]() This weekend Harry, who hopes to one day compete for his country and take part in the Paralympics, will travel to Sheffield to defend the English title he has won on two previous occasions including last year.īoccia is a Paralympic sport for athletes with disabilities that have a major impact on motor skills. Harry Thompson, 20, from Cornhill-on-Tweed near Berwick and who is wheelchair bound as a result of muscle-wasting Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, has won a series of events in the paralympic sport of Boccia at national and international level, and competed for England. A disabled athlete from Northumberland is gearing up to defend his national title this weekend. ![]()
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