The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Dwarfism no barrier to sporting success for Fife youngsters
Siblings Finlay and Skye win 17 medals at UK Dwarf Games
Fifteen Dwarf Sports Association UK (DSAuk) members from Scotland have returned home from the 24th National Dwarf Games in Birmingham with a haul of 79 medals – 45 of which were gold.
The competition, held last weekend, saw the Scots compete in powerlifting, track and field, sprints, relays, discus, shot putt, javelin and cricket ball and frisbee throwing.
This was followed by hockey, football and basketball, New Age curling, cycling, swimming and football.
Amongst the winners – who now hope to compete in the 7th World Dwarf Games in Guelph, Canada, this August – were Fife brother and sister Finlay and Skye Davidson, from Inverkeithing.
The siblings, who train with Disability Sport Fife, have achondroplasia, which means they are around half the size of their friends the same age.
Despite their short stature, the pair have always been focused on their ability – not their disability.
Finlay, 12, returned with a medal for every event he entered – four golds in the 60m sprint, 40m sprint, 60m relay and javelin, and five bronze medals in shot putt, cycle race, football, hockey and basketball.
Skye, seven, returned with eight medals – six golds in the 20m sprint, 10m sprint, cricket ball throw, 10m swim, football and hockey; one silver in cycling and one bronze in the frisbee throw.
Their mum Hailey, 38, who is DSAuk regional leader for Scotland, also decided to compete for the first time and
Iama very proud team leader, to say the least. HAILEY DAVIDSON
returned with a haul of three gold and two silvers. “I am a very proud team leader to say the least,” she said.
Funding remains the main obstacle for the youngsters hoping to compete in Ontario in August as part of Team GB with athletes taking part needing at least £2,000 to attend.
Anyone wishing to donate can do so via www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/ FinlayandSkyetakeontheWorlds.