DIANELLA’S Caitlin Dransfield took up badminton two years ago but already has her sights set on Tokyo 2020.
The 27-year-old played tennis for 10 years before making the switch to badminton, after being scouted by WA’s Para-badminton coach.
Dransfield, who was born with right-sided hemiplegia cerebral palsy, has won three consecutive women’s singles titles in the SL3/4 classification at the Australian Para-Badminton Championships.
She plays for Wescoast and Duncraig badminton clubs, training at Kingsway Sporting Complex.
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READ NOWDransfield has competed internationally; most recently returning from the Irish Para-Badminton International in Dublin, and in March, was awarded a WA Institute of Sport scholarship.
Her next major competitions are the Australia Para-Badminton International and Oceania Para-Badminton Championships in Victoria in November, and Dransfield is focused on representing Australia at the 2020 Paralympics.