Adelaide teenager defies odds to make Paralympics

With his steely gaze and smooth stride, Angus Hinckman glides effortlessly around the track. It's almost impossible to fathom that at birth, his parents were told their baby would likely never walk. My parents were told that they need to prepare for life at a in a wheelchair. They had quite a severe brain injury that you know, they didn't know what he would be capable of, and it was just to look and see so. From that point you change all your you know. Your thoughts of what your child could achieve and then you just hope for the best. Angus was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, doctors underestimating his determination to toss away the calipers and castings. My parents have always taught me to just do whatever whatever I want and don't let other people limit you. Walking was followed by running because of one big incentive that he didn't have to wear his orthotics while competing. His gait was very abnormal when he was little and and now you barely notice that he's got a disability. He won state junior titles in the 800 and 1500 metre able bodied events. Before setting his sights on the Paralympics and in the national championships in Adelaide last month, in front of family and friends, Angus booked his ticket to Paris. I was able to run an under 20 T 38 world record, break a PB which is always massive and come home with the gold. It's not only on the track where Angus continues to defy the odds. Told by doctors to never swim, he's now a qualified surf life saver. At just 18, his no limits mantra will guide him in France. Well, he was 10. He told me he wanted to become a Paralympian and I thought, that's wonderful love. We're hoping for the gold, working hard with my coach and just want to bring it home for the country. I guess we're proud of how he's developing as a person more than anything else, and you'll be there. You Couldn't Hold Me back. Vicky Schwartz, 9 News.