Giving glory to God at the Paralympics: William Stedman

Milla Ling-Davies  |  People
Date posted:  8 Sep 2024
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Giving glory to God at the Paralympics: William Stedman

Source: Paralympics New Zealand | William Stedman

For para-athlete William Stedman, this year's Paralympics was a 'rollercoaster' - but he finished as he started: giving praise to God.

Stedman entered three separate events. Suffering disappointment in the Men’s Long Jump T36, just 16 hours later he sprinted to silver in the Men’s 400m T36 - setting a national record of 52.92m.

A couple of days before his race, he said on Instagram: ‘Thinking about all the training coming together for just a few moments can be such a mix of nerves and excitement.

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