Five years ago Jamieson Leeson had never even heard of the wheelchair sport of boccia, but now she’s a world champion and top contender for the 2024 Paralympics.
Key points:
- Jamieson Leeson has returned home after winning a gold medal at the 2023 World Cup for the wheelchair sport of boccia
- She has now risen to the number two boccia player in the world
- Boccia, similar to lawn bowls, is a game of accuracy which involves rolling a coloured ball towards a white ball
When the 20-year-old left her tiny country town of Dunedoo to compete in the Montreal 2023 World Cup, she returned with a…