Annabelle Lindsay grew up dreaming of playing for Australia at the Olympic Games and getting the rings tattooed but as an abled-bodied basketballer.
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That was before a knee-surgery went horribly wrong and left her unable to play able-bodied basketball three years ago.
The 21-year-old Canberran thought her Olympic ambition was over but now she has the chance to relive her childhood dream at the Tokyo Paralympic Games.
The Australian women's wheelchair basketball team claimed silver at the Asia Oceania Championships in Thailand on Saturday, earning qualification for the 2020 Games.
"Words can't describe how amazing this is," Lindsay said.
"Ever since I was little, I dreamed of playing basketball at the Olympics and I thought that dream was lost when I had my chronic injury which led to my disability.
"The Paralympics has provided me with the opportunity to relive that dream I thought I'd lost.
"It's a little bit overwhelming but I think it's crazy how everything has happened - how I can go from thinking I'd never play basketball again to achieving everything I wanted to in sport at 21-years-old. It leaves me speechless."
The Gliders join China and Japan in the Asia Oceania pool, with the latter having automatically qualified due to the country's hosting right.
The Paralympics has provided me the opportunity to relive that dream I thought I'd lost.
- Wheelchair basketballer Annabelle Lindsay on qualifying for the Tokyo Paralympics.
The Australian side beat Japan 49-37 to advance to the gold medal decider, but their final loss against China meant nothing compared to achieving their Paralympics return.
The Gliders had waited seven years to write the end to their Paralympics redemption story after they failed to qualify for the Rio Games.
"It was quite emotional after the game for those girls because we finally won it for them," Lindsay said.
"We really wanted to make sure we qualified this year for the sake of the veterans who had been training for seven years but hadn't gone to a Paralympics. We wanted to win it for them.
"There was a lot of hugging and lots of tears. There were tears for the wrong reasons last qualifiers but this time there was tears of joy and happiness but also relief.
"We can now move onto the next stage which is preparing for Tokyo."
The Gliders will return to their home states and overseas bases until April, when they will then attend monthly training camps at the AIS and play international tournaments.
Lindsay will begin her preparations in the United States next year, where she plays college wheelchair basketball for the Movin' Mavs at the University of Texas.
"It's the best environment for me because I have several teammates who will also be preparing for the Paralympics but for Canada and the USA," Lindsay said.
"There's a bunch of us with the same goal as we prepare for Tokyo which makes it a high level training environment.
"Even though we're going to be competing for different teams, we're going to be the best when we're in the USA together and bottom-line want each other to do the best as possible for their national team at Tokyo."
The Australian men's wheelchair basketball team have also qualified for the Paralympics after beating Korea 62-45 to claim gold at the Asia Oceania championships.