A 10-year-old disabled Australian girl, who can’t feel her knees down, defies doctors who said she would NEVER walk by finishing triathlon and holding six national athletics records.
Hallee McCoombes was born with spina bifida and doctors said she would never walk
The 10-year-old now competes in triathlons and holds six national records.
Hallee has her eyes set on competing at the Los Angeles Paralympics in 2028.
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Doctors told Christine McCoombes from Queensland that her daughter Hallee would never learn to walk, and now the inspiring 10-year-old is a champion track and field athlete who excels in triathlons.
Hallee was born with spina bifida, a condition that occurs when a baby’s spinal cord doesn’t develop properly while in the womb.
Doctors said Hallee McCoombes (pictured with medals) would never learn to walk; now the inspiring 10-year-old is a champion track and field athlete.
Hallee feels nothing in her waist or below her knees, but that hasn’t stopped her from competing in track and field and breaking records.
The birth defect means she has no feeling in her waist or below her knees, but that hasn’t stopped Hallee from competing in track and field and breaking records.
“His brain is affected, his coordination is affected, and obviously he has a lot of damaged muscles and nerves,” Christine said. 7NEWS.
“People are starting to see that she is capable of doing anything.”
Halee recently participated in the Queensland All Schools Triathlon Championships, and nothing was going to stop her from finishing the event.
The swimming leg is particularly difficult for Hallee because she can’t kick, so when she gets tired she has to swim on her back.
Halee recently participated in the Queensland All Schools Triathlon Championships and was determined to finish the event.
After the race she sat in a wheelchair and was so tired she could barely speak, but she was smiling.
“I love doing it and it’s fun,” Hallee said.
The inspiring 10-year-old also participates in obstacle courses, which is amazing for someone who can’t feel the ground.
I have six Australian records: 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1500. [metres],’ she said.
The primary school student hopes to compete in the 2028 Paralympic Games, when she is 16 years old. Unfortunately, there is no athletics that she can compete in at that level, so she will focus on training for tennis and triathlon.
The inspiring primary school student hopes to compete at the Paralympics in 2028, when she is 16 years old.
Hallee plans to continue defying the odds and wants other kids to follow in her footsteps.
“Just go out there and do the best you can,” he said.