Ameera Lee Explained

Ameera Lee
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Sport:Archery
Disability Class:Compound Open
Club:Sydney Olympic Park Archers
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Ameera Lee (born 1 February 1974) is an Australian Paralympic archer. She has been selected to compete at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.[1]

Personal

Lee was born on 1 February 1974. She has multiple sclerosis. She is a single mother with a son – Huthaifa. She is a medical secretary.[2]

Archery

She took up para archery in 2016 after being encouraged by her fifteen-year-old son.[3] She started as a standing archer but moved to a wheelchair.[4] Her first international competition was the 2018 Para-archery European Circuit in Olbia, Italy. She missed out on being selected for the 2024 Tokyo Paralympics. At the 2024 Australia Para National Archery Championships, she won the gold medal in Compound Women's Open event.[5]

In 2024, she is a New South Wales Institute of Sport scholarship athlete.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-06-21 . Governor-General Hosts Paralympic Archery Team Announcement Paralympics Australia . 2024-06-24 . www.paralympic.org.au . en-AU.
  2. Web site: 2019-12-10 . Ameera Lee Paralympics Australia . 2024-08-06 . www.paralympic.org.au . en-AU.
  3. Web site: 2024-04-02 . Para-archer Ameera Lee aims for a spot at 2024 Paralympic Games . 2024-06-24 . www.abc.net.au . en-AU.
  4. Web site: What you can't see in this painting of Ameera . 2024-06-24 . SBS News . en.
  5. Web site: Three Para Archers Crowned National Champions NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) . 2024-06-24 . www.nswis.com.au . en.
  6. Web site: Para Archers Milne and Lee Selected For Paris NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) . 2024-06-24 . www.nswis.com.au . en.

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