The Team GB athlete speaks exclusively to Metro ahead of the Paralympic Games.
Zak Skinner was born blind before developing limited vision at age two All athletes have to deal with injuries, but Zak Skinner has found himself getting far too accustomed to the treatment table for his own liking. The Team GB Paralympian, who competes in the T13 long jump and 100m, has torn his hamstring each of the last five years and, just four months out from this year’s Games in Paris, suffered another setback when he tore a tendon in his patella.
Skinner in action at the London Diamond League Long jump remains his main focus and Skinner is out for revenge at this Paralympics having finished fourth in Tokyo, losing out on bronze to America’s Isaac Jean-Paul by just 2 centimetres. ‘I think they did eat away at me for a while, and then I probably just decided to put it behind me, but use it as a motivator,’ he said. ‘I think I’ve had the experience of winning at European level, and that was one of the best feelings I’ve ever had.
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