Youth Career
Weir was a talented as a child, representing Sutton in Wheelchair Athletics at the London Youth Games. He won the London marathon's junior event (the mini wheelchair race) seven times. he always enjoyed sports at school but when he was in a wheelchair there were a lack of activities Weir could take part in. After years of trying to find a good sport for him to do, he found that wheelchair racing would be best for him. at that time, he never knew he would become a gold medal winner at the paralympics. Weir was born disabled.
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