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Ryley Batt, OAM (born 22 May 1989) [1] is an Australian wheelchair rugby player. He has won two gold and one silver medal at five Paralympic Games . Biography. Batt avoiding Buckingham from New Zealand at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics. Ryley Douglas Batt was born on 22 May 1989 without legs and had surgery to separate his webbed fingers.
Ryley Batt is one of the greatest wheelchair rugby players the world has ever seen. For a long time – 12 years, in fact – Ryley had avoided using a wheelchair. All he wanted was to be one of the boys, so he used a skateboard to get around instead.
Aug 24, 2021 · Ryley Batt is a co-captain of the Australian wheelchair rugby team and a flagbearer at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. He started playing the sport at primary school in Port Macquarie and overcame his fear of using a wheelchair.
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Ryley Batt is a four-time Paralympic champion and one of the world's best wheelchair rugby players. He is featured in the Netflix documentary 'Rising Phoenix' and led Australia to bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
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- May 22, 1989
Nov 15, 2020 · Australia's Wheelchair Rugby Hero Ryley Batt talks about his lockdown home gym and defending Australia's Rio gold medal in Tokyo next year. The International Paralympic Committee's vision is to...
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Dec 3, 2022 · Ryley Batt is a wheelchair rugby champion who won the first adaptive division at a national CrossFit competition in Australia. He aims to inspire young people with and without disabilities and to compete in the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.
Aug 29, 2012 · Ryley Batt is the best player in the world according to many fans and coaches. He led Australia to a Paralympic gold medal in 2012, but the team lost the No. 1 ranking to USA in 2013.
