Malmsbury chiropractor Lisa Don is heading to the Paris Olympics to support Ballarat high jumper Yual Reath.
Lisa flies out on August 4 and will stay there for a week. She has been treating Yual for about three years after first meeting his coach Paul Cleary.
“I’m an Olympic tragic and I’m just so excited that he wants me to be a part of this journey,” she said.
“I’m honoured to be part of his team, he’s a just such a lovely guy.”
Yual was able to fund Lisa’s airfare for her to join him.
The athlete is originally from Sudan but has lived in Australia for 20 years.
He is the current Australian National High Jump Champion and this year won gold at the Oceania Athletics Championships and the Seiko Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo, Japan. He is currently ranked eighth in the world.
