After receiving his doctorate a mere two months ago, Kelowna91裸聊视频檚 Rob Shaw is off to Tokyo to compete for another title.
Shaw came to the Okanagan in 2016 as a doctoral student studying the impact of peer mentorship on people with spinal cord injuries. He was also training full time to compete in Tokyo as a Paralympic athlete while finishing his doctorate at UBCO91裸聊视频檚 School of Health and Exercise Sciences.
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He will be competing in the singles wheelchair tennis event starting on Friday, Aug. 27. After his four national quad singles championships, he91裸聊视频檚 feeling pretty good about his chances in Tokyo.
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