Killarney high jumper Jordan Lee: ‘I've never really looked at myself as a guy with a disability’

Lee only decided to take up para athletics following a chance meeting with Jason Smyth in December 2016 but now finds himself rubbing shoulders with Smyth on Team Ireland's Paralympics squad

Killarney high jumper Jordan Lee is ready to leave an imprint on the T47 category but Lee believes he is still a few years away from reaching his true peak. Picture: David Fitzgerald

Qualifying for the Paralympics is a notable achievement of itself, but for 20-year-old Killarney high jumper Jordan Lee, the Tokyo Games represents the beginning of a journey rather than the culmination of one.

Having only decided to take up para athletics following a chance meeting with Jason Smyth in December 2016, Lee now finds himself rubbing shoulders with the champion sprinter as part of a 29-strong Team Ireland contingent in the Japanese capital.