Desiree Young has been playing wheelchair basketball for around one year and says her coach thought it was time for her to play at the BC Winter Games.

The Sidney athlete is in Kamloops for the Games this week (Feb. 22 to 25), representing the zone that covers Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. Young will play on a team that will face a variety of other teams from around the province.

Young, 16, said Victoria Wheelchair Sports visited her school (Parkland Secondary in North Saanich).

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She plays defence, and positions her chair to try to stop players on opposing team from reaching the basket.

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She said this year, her coach decided she was ready to go to the Games.

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Young plays and practices a couple times a week and cross-trains with her wheelchair rugby team as well.

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Young spent a recent weekend at Spectrum Community School in Saanich at the Breakers womenB次元官网网址檚 wheelchair basketball tournament, where she took part in development sessions with coaches from Victoria Wheelchair Sports.

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