Rising First Nations Darwin sports stars, 24-year-old Romone Lewin and 15-year-old Briseis Brittain, are proud of the determination and hard work that has gotten them to where they are today.

High hopes are set for both as they have big dreams to represent Australia in the 2028 Paralympics in Los Angeles.

"Started from the bottom now we're here... Do you know that song by Drake — 'Started from the bottom, now we're here'?" Lewin asked SBS News recently with a grin on his face.

"That's it! That's it! Gotta keep on going!"

From Ramingining, Brittain was born with cerebral palsy and has collected a swathe of medals in her 15 years - including from six national meets.

She told SBS she knew she was "going to be fast and come first", and idolises great Australian champion Cathy Freeman.

Torres Strait Islands-born and raised in the Northern Territory, Lewin has been on an awe-inspiring journey to recovery after a serious life-changing quad bike accident five years ago.

After suffering a brain injury, Lewin slowly started to get back into what he loved and turned to writing his own rap music while undergoing rehabilitation to re-learn how to walk and talk again.

Overcoming significant hurdles on his path to becoming an elite athlete, Lewin has performed outstandingly scoring Bronze in the Para Long Jump in June, representing Australia alongside regional teammates for Athletics Northern Territory at the Oceania Athletics Championships in Suva, Fiji.

"Just believe in yourself. Don't judge yourself you know? Just believe yourself," he said.