Dan Michel and Jamieson Leeson might not have won gold medal matches but both wrote their names into the record books.
Dan Michel and Jamieson Leeson might not have won gold medal matches at the Paralympics on Monday night - they settled for silver - but both wrote their names into the record books.Before these Games, the best Australia had done was a bronze in boccia. Then came two silver medals within two hours of each other.
Leeson, the eighth seed coming into Paris, fought hard but went down 4-2 to Hong Kong’s Yuen Kei Ho. Michel, a bronze medallist in Tokyo three years ago, trailed 3-0 after the first end before coming up short 5-2 against South Korea’s Howon Jeong.“I feel stoked about it,” Michel said. “Playing against Howon in the final is my dream scenario. He’s the best to ever do it. I love playing against him. We see the game in very similar ways.
The pair’s ramp assistants, Jasmine Haydon and Ashlee Madden also receive medals, which might surprise some. However, they have a critical role. Ramp assistants take instructions on where to put the balls and ramp but are not allowed to speak or look behind at the game unfolding. Michel is mates with former Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh. About eight years ago, as part of a Canon Australia campaign, Waugh met Michel and his family and took some photos of the then 18-year-old.
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