Lethbridge Sport Council, Nikka Yuko celebrating Payden Vair and Paralympic athletes
LETHBRIDGE, AB – Payden Vair, from Cardston, is representing Canada at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games and the Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden along with the Lethbridge Sport Council is celebrating her success along with other local paralympic athletes.
Vair has been a member of the Seated Volleyball team since 2019. She made her debut at the 2019 Parapan Am Games in Lima where the team won a bronze medal just one year after a life-changing lawnmower accident.
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“The pathway of opportunities for athletes with disabilities to compete on a national and world stage is increasing,” the release reads.