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A DISABLED man is by STEF attempting to break RICHARDS a world record by rowing 100 kilometres for the charity ed in various wheelSport Relief. chair races for charities Matthew Brewster, 42, was diagnosed with avacular necrosis eight years ago. It is a degenerative bone disease that results in minimal use of his legs. Over the past few years, Matt has compet-
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past year or so I have moved into the sport of indoor rowing as trying to get a wheelchair up Devon hills was proving too hard on my struggling body. ‘My hips and legs are gradually whittling away at my lower limb mobility, so I row more or less with upper body only, which is certainly quite challenging,’ Matt explained. Turn to page three
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