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Rheed McCracken’s secret weapon for Tokyo


Rheed McCracken has rate on his side many thanks to his family pet greyhound Zyla that has actually been maintaining him business in his lead-up to Tokyo.

When he goes across the goal in Tokyo following weekend break one more previous racer will certainly get on Rheed McCracken’s mind. Yet she has 4 legs rather than 2 wheels.

The Paralympian has actually been educating extremely in Newcastle in advance of the Male’s 100 metre T34 warm on August 29 with his devoted greyhound Zyla as his friend.

” It behaves to find residence from training and also placed a lengthy session behind you,” McCracken claimed. “She is constantly pleased to see me, I take her for a stroll and also the last point on my mind is thinking of a race. She’s such an excellent assistance pet.”

Rheed’s family members remains in Bundaberg and also his sweetheart Ashleigh McConnell, a Paralympian swimmer, has actually been learning Melbourne so he and also Zyla have actually ended up being extremely close.

He embraced her from Greyhounds As Animals previously this year and also claimed they had actually matched both of them so well.

” I required a canine that was great on the chain and also really did not draw a whole lot and also got along around various other canines,” he claimed.

Rheed is so keen on Zyla he is taking into consideration embracing one more greyhound when he returns from Tokyo.

In the meanwhile he is concentrating on earning a gold medal at this, his 3rd Paralympic Gamings.

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