Sport is a way of life in Australia, with 90 per cent of adults participating at least once a year.

However, for Queenslanders with disabilities, it’s not as easy, with fewer than 25 per cent getting the chance to play on a weekly basis.

Sporting Wheelies is bridging the gap with a brand-new Wheelchair Cricket program set to be in full swing in Brisbane and the Gold Coast this week.

Coach Grant Cunningham told Shane Doherty on 4BC Summer Drive, “Let’s hope the cricket gets in there with the 2020 format, but let’s hope the Paralympics look at wheelchair cricket and that joins the other sports that are going to be put into the 2032 games.”

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