Win Well Podcast: Chris Bond and Ryley Batt
Win Well Podcast: Chris Bond and Ryley Batt
The Australian Insitute of Sport (AIS) Win Well Podcast series kicks off with an inspiring conversation between good friends, teammates, and Wheelchair Rugby legends Chris Bond and Ryley Batt.
The pair, who are preparing for their fourth and sixth Paralympic Games respectively, are at the top of their game with the world champion Steelers, but a gold medal isn’t their only goal for Paris 2024.
Batt said: “As Paralympians, our main priority is to inspire younger generation of kids with disability. Because I was a kid with a disability and while there were inspiring para-athletes out there like Louise Sauvage and Kurt Fearnley, I didn't see them on TV. I didn't see them in the mainstream media.
“So now I want to be on TV. I want to set an example. I want to play my absolute heart out and show these kids with disabilities like, hey, yeah, look at me. Okay, I have a disability, but I'm going to go bloody do this and I'm going to show them what I can do with my abilities and not my disability.”
The AIS Win Well Podcast series highlights how Australia’s Olympians and Paralympians are winning well both in sport and in life.
From winning with integrity, finding a sense of belonging and connection in sport, overcoming failure and adversity, the joy of achieving the incredible, and what it means to be an inspiration to Australians, The AIS Win Well Podcast is a unique opportunity to really get to know the athletes who proudly wear the green and gold on the world stage.
Host, two-time Olympian Melissa Breen, said: “I'm fortunate enough to have been to two Olympics as part of the Australian Athletics Team and these days, I help tell the stories of the sports and athletes we love as part of the social media team here at the AIS.
“Having trained here at the AIS Campus in Canberra and now working here, I’m in the unique position of being able to understand what makes athletes tick and why winning well in both sport and life is so important.”
The Win Well Podcast is produced by the AIS, one of the 51 organisation who has made the Win Well Pledge through Australia’s High Performance 2032+ Sport Strategy (HP 2032+ Strategy).
The AIS Win Well Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts.
