With the 2026 Winter Paralympics having finished on Sunday, athletes are already looking towards the next event on the Olympic calendar – the 2028 Summer Games.
Illawarra tennis coach Jayden Simpson has recently entered the wheelchair tennis arena and says preparations for the international competition have already kicked off.
National wheelchair tennis champion Anderson Parker, who competed in the previous 2024 Paralympic games, began training with Mr. Simpson late last year in preparation for 2028.
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In this time, Parker has been working alongside Simpson competing in international tournaments, most recently at the Bolton WT100 in Great Britain where he reached the doubles finals.
Alongside the 2028 Paralympics, Simpson has also been coaching a new generation of wheelchair tennis players in the Illawarra for the 2032 Paralympics, hosted in Brisbane.
He said the up-and-coming players are set to reap the rewards of the growing sport, and is looking forward to its international visibility on the home-court in 2032.
[Image courtesy of Jayden Simpson]
