TRUESDALE Amy

Classification
K44 (World Taekwondo, 04 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (Twitter profile, 30 May 2020)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (bbc.co.uk, 01 Nov 2019)

Impairment Details
She was born without a lower left arm. (bbc.co.uk, 01 Nov 2019)

General
PROMOTING PARA SPORT
She is passionate about promoting Para taekwondo and Para sport in general. "I want to be the face of Para taekwondo, that's my drive to keep doing it. I want to inspire one person to take up a sport, even if it's not taekwondo. I just think it's very important to anyone with a disability, if you get somebody motivated to go and get a job or somebody motivated to join a sports club, and as long as it's inclusive, and everyone can be involved. That's my passion to promote it. If there are parents who have children with disabilities who encourage them into sports, it does show that even if you have a disability, it's your ability not your disability that matters." (readysteady.tokyo2020.org, 03 Oct 2019)

AMBASSADOR
In 2019 she was named an ambassador for Broughton House, a charitable organisation that provides support and care for armed forces and merchant navy veterans in the North West of England. Her father, grandfather, uncles and cousins have all served in the British Army. "Due to my family connections with the armed forces, it's a charity that is very close to my heart and I'm so pleased to become an ambassador for it." (Facebook profile, 07 May 2020; bdaily.co.uk, 16 Sep 2019)