Chasing National Finals and 2032 Para-Olympic Dreams

Key points

• Year 11 Homestead Senior Secondary College student Chucky Mercer has qualified to compete in the 200m at the All Schools National Finals in Perth this December. Mercer has an intellectual disability and competes in the T20 para-athletics classification.
• He has won gold in the 200m and 1500m at the Victorian All Schools Championships and the 3000m at the Western Metropolitan Region Championships. Mercer trains four times a week alongside his studies and family commitments.
• He hopes to compete at the 2032 Paralympics in Brisbane, his birth city.