Josh O'Brien is part of the Team GB squad for the games after taking up rowing two years ago.
Josh O'Brien is in the Paralympic rowing squad for Team GB, despite only taking up the sport two years ago
Josh O'Brien, 22, from Naseby, Northamptonshire, qualifies for the games because he has clubfoot and sustained a "bad footballing injury", which left him with "a lot of titanium plates and a 3D printed eye socket".The rower said: "I'm excited. Obviously the nerves are there, but it’s mainly excitement."O'Brien is relatively new to the sport, as he only started rowing two years ago whilst at university.
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