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{{date|June 12, 2012}}

[[File:South Australian Paralympic Cyclists 2012.jpg||thumb|left|215px|Members of the Australian Cycling Paralympic team for 2012 at the team's announcement in Adelaide, South Australia. From left to right: Felicity Johnson and her pilot, Stephanie Morton, Jayme Paris, Scott McPhee and Kieran Modra (Scott will be piloting for Kieran).{{image credit| Bilby}}]]
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{{w|Kieran Modra}} has, overcomeing near  -fatal injuries in an accident last year to earn a place in the 15 strong , is amongst the fifteen-strong {{w|Australia|Australian}} Paralympic cycling team forheading to {{w|London}} for the {{w|2012 Summer Paralympics|London 20122012 Summer Paralympics}}.
      
Modra only returned to training recently after the collision with a car last year which resulted in two broken   vertebrae.  “"My whole world turned upside down physically and mentally in a flash [...] In the back of my mind I was still focused on getting to London, but I knew I was in pretty bad shape. I knew my chances were very slim but I didn't give up.”"

The London games will be number seven for Modra who started his Paralympic career in athletics at the {{w|1988 Summer Paralympics}}, competed in swimming at the 1992 Summer Paralympics before making his first appearance in cycling at the {{w|1996 Summer Paralympics}}.  The South Australian is one of 15 cyclists selected in the cycling team which Jason Hellwig, {{w|Australian Paralympic Committee}} Chief Executive and 2012 Team Chef de Mission describes as one of the strongest Australian cycling teams ever(contracted; show full)|date=December 12, 2011
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