Father of three Michael Mellon, from Cardenden, became a member of Disability Sport Fife earlier this year and in a short period of time he has made an immense impact.

Michael competed in his first DSF Track and Field Championships at Pitreavie in June and won the men’s ambulant javelin. He will be part of a strong squad of physically disabled athletes from Fife that will compete in the Scottish Disability Sport National Senior Championships in September in Perth.

At school Michael was a very keen rugby player and javelin thrower and he excelled in both.

Michael’s father was in the Royal Air Force and he joined up in 1997. He sustained a tibia and fibula injury playing rugby and attended Headley Court Rehabilitation hospital for a short period.

In 2005 Michael was medically discharged and whilst on sick leave met his wife and they married in 2004. Because of all the leg pain he was experiencing Michael decided to progress with an amputation.

In 2014 Michael signed up with Dundee Dragons and has become involved in the Dragons wheelchair rugby league team. Michael loves the camaraderie of the club and values the friendships he has made through this dynamic sport.

Michael was thrilled to be selected for Team Scotland and play in the Four Nations Rugby League Tournament last year.

Michael has become a member of Pitreavie Athletics Club where he is being coached by Gordon Loudon. He is an F44 standing thrower and hopes to introduce a cross over step in due course.

Michael throws an 800 gms. javelin 37 metres plus but those who know him well believe there is more to come. Like a number of other DSF members Michael plans to try out wheelchair curling over the winter.

Disability Sport Fife was delighted to hear about Michael from colleagues in Tayside and he was introduced to DSF members at the DSF Annual Awards evening earlier in the year.

Michael is quick to acknowledge the enormous support he has received from BLESMA and Help for Heroes. Michael is an athlete with enormous performance potential and he has been warmly welcomed to the Fife Parasport movement.