Jaguar Australia has named Paralympian Curtis McGrath as a new ambassador for the brand.
The former soldier who lost both his legs in Afghanistan in
2012, who is also an ambassador for the 2018 Sydney Invictus Games, started his
sporting journey in the outrigger canoeing discipline.
In 2015, the 29-year-old switched to sprint kayaks
establishing himself as one of the world’s best, by winning the Paracanoe World
Championships in Moscow in 2014 before representing Australia at the Rio
Paralympics in 2016.
Curtis who is currently preparing himself for the Paracanoe
World Championships in Portugal in August, said he was surprised to be offered
an ambassadorial role for Jaguar Australia, adding:
“It’s a great feeling being appointed Jaguar’s ambassador
and I’m proud to be associated with the company. Jaguar’s support for the
Invictus Games is outstanding and what the company does for military veteran
community is great.”
Curtis selected the Jaguar F-PACE First Edition as his
ambassadorial vehicle, which is finished in optional Halcyon Gold paint.
Setting the car aside further is the professionally-hand control system which
allows him to accelerate and brake via several buttons, which he likens to
using a games console controller.
Jaguar Land Rover Australia Managing Director, Matthew
Wiesner, admires the determination and motivation shown by Curtis is inspiring
and indicative of the Jaguar brand.
He adds: “In a relatively short period of time Curtis turned
what could have been a personal, life-changing disaster into ongoing
outstanding achievement. We are not only proud to be associated with him but
pleased that he has become an ambassador for the Jaguar brand as well as for the
Invictus Games.”
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