Claire Taggart on Boccia, Dystonia, Travel and Tortoises

<p>Welcome to Sport Inspires: a podcast recorded in collaboration with The Mary Peter’s Trust and made possible by the Coca-Cola Thank You Fund.</p> <p>Today’s episode is with Claire Taggart, the 2022 Boccia World Champion and the first person from Northern Ireland to ever compete at the Paralympics in the sport.</p> <p>In today’s episode we talk about:</p> <ul> <li>What boccia is (and why it’s “way better than bowls!”)</li> <li>Being diagnosed with a neurological condition at the age of 18</li> <li>How Claire got into the sport</li> <li>The logistics of travelling with an eletric wheelchair</li> <li>Why boccia is a “nail-biting sport”</li> <li>The opportunties being a professional athlete has brought into Claire’s life</li> <li>And advice she would give to her 18-year-old self.</li> </ul> <p>Check it out!</p> <p>Claire’s Etsy: <a href= "https://www.etsy.com/shop/NiftyNotebooksUK">https://www.etsy.com/shop/NiftyNotebooksUK</a></p> <p>The 200 Club: <a href= "https://marypeterstrust.org/club200/">https://marypeterstrust.org/club200/</a><br /> <br /> //<br /> <br /> <a href= "https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/claire-taggart">https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/claire-taggart</a></p> <p><br /> //</p>