Paralympian Hope Gordon tells Sutherland pupils ‘never give up on your sporting dreams’
Fresh from her stunning performance in Paris, Rogart paralympic canoeist Hope Gordon visited local schools in her home county to show pupils the silver medal she won in the women’s VL3 200m final.
Dornoch Academy and several local primary schools were given the opportunity to hear all about Hope’s sporting journey and ask questions.
Hope was at secondary school when she was diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome in her leg, which resulted in her having to have her leg amputated. She used swimming as a means of recovery and eventually won a place in the Paris 2024 Paralympics Paracanoe team, competing in the VL3 and the KL3 200m kayak event.
She also competed in Nordic skiing at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games.
Elissa Stevenson, the active schools coordinator for East Sutherland, said: “Hope really inspired the pupils, telling them never to give up on their sporting dreams.
“Both primary and secondary children enjoyed hearing Hope’s story, with the younger children particularly taken with her robot leg and getting to feel how heavy the silver medal actually is!”
