Thompson hoping junior success can help on quest for Paralympics

By Tom Masters, Sportsbeat AMY THOMPSON believes upcoming success on the junior stage can lay the foundations for a tilt at a pair of Paralympic medals at Los Angeles 2028. Ad Thompson, 15, competes in both discus and shot put, already meeting the qualification distance for the English senior team in the former event and missing out on the discus qualification distance by just 0.03m. AthleticsCameron Thores desperate to turn track potential into results2 HOURS AGO And with a clear long-term goal of featuring at Los Angeles 2028, the Liverpool athlete is certainly on the right path.

In the short-term, Thompson has the World Junior Paralympic Championships in mind, as well as earning a spot on the Youth Talent Programme and a place in the British Athletics Futures Academy. She said: «I am hoping to get onto the Youth Talent Programme and then British Athletics Futures Academy. »I am just hoping for that and then, I will work over the winter on training.

«I will do some indoor competitions and then go on to the outdoor season next year.» Thompson is a member of the Aldi's Rising Stars programme, an initiative that supports 20 young athletes by providing a financial award to help with training and competition costs, while also delivering personal development opportunities to many athletes through workshop sessions. The Merseyside star will turn 18 two weeks before the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, making the trip over the English Channel highly unlikely. But four years later, a hop across the pond to Los Angeles is more than just a goal for Thompson – instead, a dream in her quest to achieve greatness.