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    Weʼve raised £155 to help towards world Dwarf Games in Canada for Leah and Carter

    Sheffield, United Kingdom
    Funded on Friday, 1st September 2017

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    Wife vs Husband (UK vs Canada)

    Leah and Carter are a happily loved up new wed Couple. Carter moved over to the UK from Regina in Canada to be with Leah as the couple met in California 3rd July 2011 at a dwarf convention and it was love at first site. They are hoping to settle in the Sheffield (UK) together.

    They both have a Competition on the 7th World Dwarf Games which is on the 5th August - 12th August 2017 in Guelph Canada. They are both competing but for their own countries (Canada and GB). They are hoping to win medals and bring them home to sheffield together but they are both competitive and especially at team sports where they will go head to head.

    They both have a disability called Achondroplasia a sign of dwarfism. Despite their short stature, they have both been focused on ability to compete in different sports wether its against average or disabled people like ourselves.

    Leah is competing in Track and Field which is her main events. Carters main event is powerlifting which he broke a world record in bench press and achieved gold in the Squat and Bench press in 2009 at Brazil Sub-Junior Championships.

    DSAUK (Dwarf Sports Association) has a national dwarf games event every may, supporting athletes on their pathway to national, international and paralympic sporting success. DSAUK has patrons which is Eleanor Simmonds who won Gold medals at the paralympics.

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    • Leah Balaberda7 years ago
      Leah Balaberda

      Leah Balaberda

      7 years ago

      So GB/Leah won gold in team boccia events with team against Australians

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    • Leah Balaberda7 years ago
      Leah Balaberda

      Leah Balaberda

      7 years ago

      Canada team/Carter getting ready to play boccia team events

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    • Leah Balaberda7 years ago
      Leah Balaberda

      Leah Balaberda

      7 years ago

      Carter's Best Event. Powerlifting

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    7 years ago

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    10

    • Steve Alcock

      Steve Alcock

      Aug 3, 2017

      Have a great time

      £50.00

    • Sammy Swift

      Sammy Swift

      Aug 1, 2017

      Good luck guys xx 😘

      £10.00

    • yvonne hibbert

      yvonne hibbert

      Aug 1, 2017

      Good luck to you both. xx

      £5.00

    • kerry ledger

      kerry ledger

      Jul 31, 2017

      Good luck lovelies to you both Carter think you have some competition all the best to you both xx

      £10.00

    • Anonymous

      Anonymous

      Jul 30, 2017

      £10.00

    • Henry

      Henry

      Jul 30, 2017

      Good luck guys

      £30.00

    • Anonymous

      Anonymous

      Jul 29, 2017

      Gud look mate

      £10.00

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