Meet Singapore’s only female national wheelchair rugby player
Nur Sabrina Suhaimi is Singapore's first and only female national wheelchair rugby player. Despite living with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, she competes in the high-contact sport, which she describes as an exhilarating outlet for her physical capabilities.
Why it matters
Her story highlights the importance of inclusive sports and the resilience of para-athletes overcoming rare neurological conditions.
Nur Sabrina Suhaimi needs a cane and brace to walk short distances because of a rare genetic neurological disorder that weakens her muscles over time. In a rugby wheelchair, she flies across the court, crashing into opponents in a sport once known as murderball.
Diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a rare neurological disorder that causes progressive muscle weakness, Nur Sabrina Suhaimi competes for Singapore in wheelchair rugby. (Photo: Annie Tan)
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