Haywards Heath boy joins forces with Paralympic champions

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Haywards Heath boy joins forces with Paralympic champions including David Weir and Kare Adenegan for triathlon challenge Mid Sussex Times

A youngster has raised more than £1,000 for a charity close to his heart by participating in a superhero-themed triathlon.

Sam Loft joined thousands of other fundraising champions, including Paralympic medal winners David Weir and Kare Adenegan, to take part in the Superhero Sprint Triathlons.

The 15-year-old, from Haywards Heath, took on the Challenge to raise awareness of the progressive condition Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) and funds for the charity CMT Kids.

Sam took part in two triathlons at the event, which took place on Saturday, August 17 at Eton Dorney Lake in Buckinghamshire.

This was the third time Sam had participated in the event, organised by Paralympian Sophia Warner to give people with all kinds of disabilities an opportunity to participate in fun and competitive sport together with their friends and families.

Sam was chosen to be part of Paralympic wheelchair racer Anne Wafula Strike’s team, and he completed the 3km bike ride section of the race on a recumbent tricyle loaned by Quest88. Later, Sam’s ...

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