Six strong Paralympics team heading to Paris

Our team of Paralympians competing in Paris has been confirmed with the addition of T64 Sprinter, Anna Steven.

• Anna’s addition in the 200m T64 bolsters our team’s numbers to 6. 

• The Paralympics take place in Paris, France from the 28th of August to 8th of September.

• Kiwis can follow the 2024 Paralympic live and free-to-air on TVNZ+ and TVNZ 1.

Anna Steven, the 2020 Tokyo Paralympian, said of her selection “I’m very happy and honoured to have another opportunity to represent New Zealand at a Paralympic Games and wear the fern…. I enjoyed some good results recently while racing in Europe and everything is tracking positively. I hope to do the best I can and make myself and New Zealand proud in Paris.” 

After being diagnosed with cancer at the age of 12 and following months of chemotherapy, Steven underwent major surgery which led to a below the knee right leg amputation. Inspired by watching the feats of Liam Malone, who won two gold medals at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, Anna took up Para athletics at the age of 16. 

Within her first year of stepping on the track she competed for New Zealand at the 2017 World Junior Para Championships and two years later made her senior debut at the Para Athletics World Championships in Dubai, posting an Oceania 100m T64 record and placing seventh in the 200m T64 final. 

Anna joins our previously named and profiled athletes competing in Paris. 

Anna Steven
200m T64 
Anna Grimaldi
100m T47, 200m T47, Long Jump F46
Holly Robinson
Javelin F46, Shot Put F46 
Mitch Joynt
200m T64 
Danielle Aitcheson
100m T36, 200m T36 
Will Stedman
200m T36, Long Jump T36