Edinburgh Snowboarder Announced as First Snowsports Paralympian with MND

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Edinburgh snowboarder with MND ‘over the moon’ to compete in the Winter Paralympics

A Scottish snowboarder hopes to become a "beacon of hope" after being announced as the first snowsports athlete with MND to compete in the Winter Paralympics.

Snowboarder aims to be ‘beacon of hope’ for MND as Paralympic dream comes true

A Scottish snowboarder hopes to become a “beacon of hope” after being announced as the first snowsports athlete with MND to compete in the Winter Paralympics.

Edinburgh snowboarder announced as first snowsports Paralympian with MND

He's set to be the first UK Paralympian with the condition.

Zyw gets Paralympic call up

An Edinburgh snowboarder will become the first ever winter paralympian to compete with motor neurone disease (MND), after only deciding to try to qualify a year ago. Hillend-trained Davy Zyw will make history at the Milano Cortina Winter Paralympic Games when he competes in Banked Slalom and Snowboard Cross (SBX). It is expected the Snowboard […] The post Zyw gets Paralympic call up appeared first on The Edinburgh Reporter.

Edinburgh snowboarder set to make history as first ever Winter Paralympian to compete with MND

An Edinburgh snowboarder will become the first ever Winter Paralympian to compete with motor neurone disease (MND), after only deciding to try to qualify a year ago. Davy Zyw will make history at the Milano Cortina Winter Paralympic Games when he competes in Banked Slalom and Snowboard Cross (SBX). He has today been confirmed as part of the ParalympicsGB squad after a host of recent podium finishes proved just enough to earn the 38-year-old qual…