Kayleigh Haggo

Boccia

Region

Ayr
Date of Birth

01/02/1999
Classification

BC2

Kayleigh Haggo will be making her Paralympic debut in Paris but she has been on the world stage for another sport before.

The Ayrshire athlete is the current RR2 world record holder across all distances from 100m to 5000m in the track sport of frame running, winning a world title for British Athletics in Dubai at the 2019 World Championships and gold at the Para-athletics European Championships in Poland in 2021.

Kayleigh made the switch to Boccia in February 2022 and made her international debut in Poznan just six months later.

In 2024, Kayleigh secured her first ever individual gold medal at international level, winning the Lahti Challenger in Finland. And just days later, she was back on the podium collecting gold in the BC1/2 Team event with David Smith and Claire Taggart.

This year will also be one of personal celebration for Kayleigh as she is due to be married after the Paralympics to her fiancé Kevin, who will also be her competition assistant when she is on the boccia courts of Paris.

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