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On a visit sponsored by the Women's Division of Federated Farmers, Paraplegic Olympic Games gold and silver medallist Eve Rimmer proved that being a paraplegic need not necessarily stop one from enjoying sport. She sPoke to a large crowd in the St Andrew's Hall. A driving force in the EdgeeumbeKawerau club, Mrs Rimmer was here to foster interest in the formation of a branch of the Paraplegic and Physically Disabled Association. There are all kinds of sports in which physically handicapped people can indulge, Mrs Rimmer said, including archery, javelin, shot put, discus and billiards, to name a few. Eve Rimmer holds the present paraplegic world record in her class For shot put (21' 10½") and javelin (47' 6").

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Eve practising with the javelin at the Childers Road Reserve.

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Local athletic personality Graham Thomas steadies Eve's chair as she puts the shot. During actual competitions the chair is held firmly by a special contrivance to give stability.

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Discus practice.

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Pictured at the public meeting are, from left, Mrs Esme Tombleson, M.P., who chaired the meeting, Eve Rimmer, Mrs B. D. Mills (president W.D.F.F.), Mr Roy Stoneham (Mayor of Kawerau and patron of Mrs Rimmer's club), and Mr Cliff Thompson (president of Central North Island Paraplegic and Disabled Association, and national selector).