This Is Athletics

Episode 8 - The White Tiger (Chad Perris)


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With white hair and whiter skin than most, two-time Paralympian Chad "The White Tiger" Perris' comparison to a big white cat roaring around the track is of little surprise to his teammates, but the two-time Paralympian is as ferocious a competitor as his nickname leads you to believe. 

Chad is Australia's fastest ever Paralympian over 100m. He ran 10.83m in Rio in the T13 class to win bronze and shaved his time down to 10.76 in 2019. While his Tokyo campaign ended with a disappointing fifth place, the 30-year-old is proving to be evergreen, having run his second fastest legal time just last weekend.

This International Day of People with Disability, Chad sits down with Matt Denny to talk about being one of 1000 Australians born with albinism, living with a vision impairment, and his love for Call of Duty and Fulham FC.

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