Melissa Tapper: Australian Trailblazer in Table Tennis

Table tennis star Melissa Tapper is the first Australian athlete to represent the country at both the Paralympics and the Olympics. Melissa has a physical condition Brachial plexus palsy that came about from birth complications. As a kid growing up in country Victoria, she played multiple sports such as netball, basketball and athletics before discovering table tennis at the age of 8. 

 

Melissa speak with En Route to Paris Host Rowie Webster about what it’s like to not only represent Australia in the Olympics, but also the Paralympics and how she deals with failure.

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