STEVEN Anna

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
7	200m - T64	2019	Dubai, UAE	30.33
14	100m - T64	2019	Dubai, UAE	14.51

Athlete, Student

Biomedical Science - University of Auckland, New Zealand

English

North Harbour Bays Athletics [Auckland, NZL]

2019 for New Zealand, World Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019)

From 2016 to 2018 she suffered from compartment syndrome in her lower left leg. In August 2018 she underwent a fasciotomy [an operation where connective tissue is cut] to correct the problem, and she needed three months to recover. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019)

She began running competitively at age 16 in 2016, in Auckland, New Zealand. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019; stuff.co.nz, 30 Nov 2017 )

"Running is freedom, it feels like flying. My dream is to represent New Zealand at the Paralympics and to break world records, but I'm taking it step by step. I saw an opportunity to become a national-level athlete where I could push my limits. I also saw it as an opportunity where I could inspire others living with disability to get involved in sport." (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019; stuff.co.nz, 30 Nov 2017 )

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo and the 2024 Games in Paris. (stuff.co.nz, 09 Jun 2017)

Wearing the New Zealand kit for the first time. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019)

New Zealand Para sprinter Liam Malone. (stuff.co.nz, 30 Nov 2017)

"Take life as it comes and just make the most of it. If you want something hard enough, you can go get it. Nothing is impossible." (stuff.co.nz, 30 Nov 2017)

She won the 2020 Blues Awards in Sports from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. (auckland.ac.nz, 30 Sep 2020)

In 2018 she was named Para Athlete of the Year by the North Harbour Bays Athletics club in Auckland, New Zealand. (baysathletics.co.nz, 01 May 2018)