Dan Greaves determined to seize his shot at making British Paralympics history
The IndependentSign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Had you told me back in Sydney in 2000 when I was 18 that I’d go on to be competing 21 years later at my sixth Paralympics, I probably would have laughed in your face,” he told the PA news agency. “My hips play a huge part in my throw and I couldn’t do that for a good six, seven months,” said Greaves, whose sole Paralympic gold to date came in 2004 in Athens. “In hindsight it’s a good thing the Paralympics got pushed back because I only started throwing in January 2020 and I think it would have been too soon to put in a performance that I know I’m worthy of. It’s just not sustainable and I want to be able to play with my kids in the future and go to the football and not have a bad back or a bad hip.” On switching coaches to fellow British thrower Zane Duquemin, he added: “I’ve been in the sport for 21 years and I didn’t think I could learn much more about discus but this past 18 months I’ve been with him I’ve learnt loads more and feel like I’m probably the best technically I’ve ever been.”
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