Áine chats with former four-time Paralympian and medal-winning wheelchair basketball player Koen Jansens. Originally from the Netherlands, Koen was born with spina bifida. As a teenager he discovered wheelchair basketball, which led to an elite sporting career spanning over a decade. He represented the Dutch national team at four Paralympic Games: winning gold in Barcelona (1992), silver in Sydney (2000), and competing in Atlanta (1996) andAthens (2004).
Now current President of the Manly Wheel Eagles, assistant coach and board member of Wheelchair Basketball Australia, Koen talks about the national wheelchair basketball league that tips off this weekend; how wheelchair basketball changed his life and the importance of access to exercise and sporting activities for people living with a disability.
