23 min
How To Shatter Prejudices with WCMX World Champ Lily Rice My Voice, Our Story Talks with Cielo
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- Health & Fitness
In this episode, Lily talks about how she became a WCMX athlete, and how she has used her career to shatter prejudices and inspire others.
Background
It was at the age of 13 when Lily Rice became the first European girl to complete a WCMX backflip. It only took her six hours of practicing to manage this feat. Since the age of ten Lily was diagnosed with hereditary spasticparaplegic, which causes rigidity and tightness in the muscles of her body. She struggled with the future of her being in a wheelchair but was inspired by Aaron 'Wheels' Fotheringham ( an Extreme wheelchair athlete)
and changed what it meant to be a wheelchair user. She began trying out simple tricks and took up the sport in 2017 after having acquired her first WCMX chair. She was awarded a silver medal in the world championships in Calfornia in May 2017 and in August 2017 took gold in the European Open in Hamburg, Germany. In 2019 she was named the young sportswoman of the year at the welsh sports awards. She has worked to develop the first WCMX chair in collaboration with ROMA Sport.
In this episode, we talk about :
Lily's journey to becoming a WCMX Athlete
How competing in wheelchair motocross developed her inner fortitude
RESOURCES:
Show Notes: bit.ly/LilyRice
Connect with Lily on IG: instagram.com/lilyrice_wcmx/
Connect with Cielo on IG: instagram.com/cielojsolis
Check out Lily's Website: lilyricewcmx.com/
CREDITS:
Host & Producer: Cielo
Producer: Shanae Simmons
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In this episode, Lily talks about how she became a WCMX athlete, and how she has used her career to shatter prejudices and inspire others.
Background
It was at the age of 13 when Lily Rice became the first European girl to complete a WCMX backflip. It only took her six hours of practicing to manage this feat. Since the age of ten Lily was diagnosed with hereditary spasticparaplegic, which causes rigidity and tightness in the muscles of her body. She struggled with the future of her being in a wheelchair but was inspired by Aaron 'Wheels' Fotheringham ( an Extreme wheelchair athlete)
and changed what it meant to be a wheelchair user. She began trying out simple tricks and took up the sport in 2017 after having acquired her first WCMX chair. She was awarded a silver medal in the world championships in Calfornia in May 2017 and in August 2017 took gold in the European Open in Hamburg, Germany. In 2019 she was named the young sportswoman of the year at the welsh sports awards. She has worked to develop the first WCMX chair in collaboration with ROMA Sport.
In this episode, we talk about :
Lily's journey to becoming a WCMX Athlete
How competing in wheelchair motocross developed her inner fortitude
RESOURCES:
Show Notes: bit.ly/LilyRice
Connect with Lily on IG: instagram.com/lilyrice_wcmx/
Connect with Cielo on IG: instagram.com/cielojsolis
Check out Lily's Website: lilyricewcmx.com/
CREDITS:
Host & Producer: Cielo
Producer: Shanae Simmons
SERVICES:
Are you an entrepreneur ready to take your brand to the next level?
Want to increase your digital presence online so you can skyrocket your number of clients & sales? We can help YOU!
Visit BLENDtw Media to learn more about our digital marketing services and send us an email to team@blendtw.com to BOOK a F-R-E-E consultation TODAY.
For more resources to help you live your BEST life, join our community on:
Facebook
Instagram
Find more inspiring stories & higher wisdom at myvoiceourstory.com
23 min