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Published 22:31 6 Sept 2016 BST
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“I’ve never considered myself disabled. I am just a bit smaller but I am in proportion, whereas with most other conditions, a person might not be in proportion so there isn’t really a name for what I have," she said. “I could have let it be a challenge in my life but you just have to get on with it. “If you can’t reach something, you don’t wait for someone to come along and get it for you. You grab a chair. “The only physical issues I deal with is that I have slightly less flexible shoulders, which is common among those of short stature anyway. I have Lordosis, which is curvature of the spine so if I am sore, it has probably originated in my back.”A keen sky-diver also, McCarthy is clearly the kind of person who enjoys a challenge and there is no greater test than the Paralympic Games. The 22-year-old will be gunning for a medal in the Olympic Stadium and who would doubt her - sure she is only getting started. https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/773275197998784512 As the official energy partner to Paralympics Ireland, Flogas are delighted to work alongside brand ambassadors Michael McKillop, Katie-George Dunlevy, Eve McCrystal, Patrick O'Leary and Niamh McCarthy.
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