Sammi Kinghorn – Thriving Through Adversity, and Promoting Diversity

Mary-Jane Lawrie is joined this week by Sammi Kinghorn MBE. Sammi is a farmer’s daughter and Team GB wheelchair racer from the Scottish Borders. We spoke the week after she was back from the Commonwealth games where she won bronze in the 1500m. We chatted about her childhood on the farm, the accident that left her paralysed and how she got into wheelchair racing. She has such a special bond with her Dad, who instilled a love of nature and farming into her at a young age, and now he supports her with her career.

Related Resources FAS Resources

https://www.fas.scot/sounds/thrill-of-the-hill/

https://www.fas.scot/sounds/crofting-matters/

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https://www.sammikinghorn.com/

https://www.instagram.com/sammikinghorn/?hl=en

http://www.bromakin.co.uk/