{"id":9619,"date":"2024-11-25T13:38:42","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T13:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kukrisports.com\/ae\/?page_id=9619"},"modified":"2024-11-25T13:38:42","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T13:38:42","slug":"amy-thompson-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kukrisports.com\/ae\/amy-thompson-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Amy Thompson"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lazyblock-slideshow-WiCEH wp-block-lazyblock-slideshow\"><div class=\"big-slider stretchout \">\n\t<div class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide  \" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.kukrisports.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/Amy-Thompson-News-Story-Banner-1600x700-4.jpg'); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-overlay\"> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slidecopy \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slidecopy-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>AMY <\/strong>THOMPSON<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n    \t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:53px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Kukri Sports is pleased to announce that Amy Thompson will continue in her role as one of our Youth Talent Programme Ambassadors for 2024. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amy has had a successful year competing as a para-athlete after recently being crowned Ambulant Shot Put Champion at this year&#8217;s England Athletics Open and Senior Para Championships. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a Kukri YTP Ambassador, Amy aims to continue promoting awareness about para-athletes participating in both shot put and discus events, whilst also tackling the stigma and stereotypes around para-athletes. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kukrisports.com\/uk\/news\/supporting-para-athletes-in-sport-ytp-ambassador-shot-put-champion-amy-thompson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more here. <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Tell us about yourself and your athletic background?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">&#8220;<em>My name is Amy Thompson I was born with a condition called Achondroplasia which is a type of dwarfism, and because of this I am lucky that I can compete as a para athlete in an F41 classification.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>What athletics club and school\/college are you associated to?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">&#8220;<em>I began throwing at club level at age 7 for a club called Challenge Disability in Liverpool and I am now a member of Liverpool Pembroke and Sefton at Edge Hill University and I study A levels at Rainford High School.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>What event do you compete in?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em>&#8220;Shot put.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong><strong>What inspired you to pursue a career in athletics?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">&#8220;<em>The inspiration to become an athlete came from watching the 2012 Paralympics when I was 6, I realised I could compete as a Dwarf athlete and I was inspired to achieve.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>What are your goals and aspirations in athletics?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em>&#8220;I would like one day to get to a Paralympics and World championships where I know I could medal in both.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>What is your greatest achievement so far?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">&#8220;<em>My greatest achievement so far was winning Gold in Shot Putt at the Italian Para Athletics Grand Prix for Junior Team GB at age 15.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Who is your athletics idol and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">&#8220;<em>I love to watch Katarina Johnson Thompson who is an all round athlete.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>What do you know about Kukri Sports?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">&#8220;<em>I know Kukri sports specialize in many different sports and provide sports kit for many different teams including England Athletics.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>What does it mean to you to be continuing a Kukri Sports YTP Ambassador?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">&#8220;<em>It means a lot to be continuing as a Kukri Sports YTP Ambassador. I am very proud that they have chosen me as an ambassador as they are a big brand and it&#8217;s great to know that they believe in me as a para athlete and that they want to represent disability sport.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>What are you most excited about as you continue in your role?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">&#8220;<em>I am most excited about being able to wear the new kit to compete in hopefully here and abroad also<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kukri Sports is pleased to announce that Amy Thompson will continue in her role as one of our Youth Talent Programme Ambassadors for 2024. Amy has had a successful year competing as a para-athlete after recently being crowned Ambulant Shot Put Champion at this year&#8217;s England Athletics Open and Senior Para Championships. 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