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‘I didn’t realise I was shot, it felt like I was hit by a hammer’ On October 1st, Nick Robone and friends headed to a music festival in downtown Las Vegas. Halfway through headliner Jason Aldean’s set a crackle of gunfire can be heard over the music. Nick was one of the 500 people injured by the gunman; the bullet had just avoided his heart and punctured his lung. As blood filled his mouth, his brother Anthony and friend Billy carried Nick to safety. As they waited behind a parked car, Anthony gave medical treatment to Nick and others injured by the gunman. Nick, who is an ice hockey coach at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas says the hockey community has helped his recovery. The Wallaby Great and his Paralympic Padawan Australia, a country associated with successful sports teams and athletes. In order to maintain sporting success throughout different generations, the Sport Australia Hall of Fame has introduced a mentoring scheme, where Australia sportstar of the past mentor stars of the future. Paralympic snowboarder Ben Tudhope has been paired with Rugby Union World Cup winner Nick Farr Jones. Ben was the youngest competitor at the Sochi Winter Olympics and ahead of next year’s games, Ben hopes Nick's guidance will help him to the medal podium. He’s run a blinder Running a marathon is a sporting milestone in anyone’s life. But imagine running 26 miles blind and unguided. Well that is the challenge facing Simon Wheatcroft as his lines up at the start of the New York Marathon on Sunday. Simon lost his sight as a teenager due to a genetic disease and will be tackling the course using smartphone-based navigation. If he completes the course, it is the first time that anyone blind has ever raced a marathon solo. Bullying, Boxing and an American’s Cup winning champion The America’s Cup is the oldest sport competition in the world. In order to win the trophy, crews need to physically and mentally tough. Aussie James Spithill has captained Team Oracle USA to victory twice. The second times being that memorable come from behind victory, which featured Sir Ben Ainsle. But things weren’t plain sailing for James as a child, as he was bullied due to a disability. James talks about how boxing helped turn his life around and what advice he has for children who are being bullied at the moment.