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ParalympicsGB today called
out to Paralympic hopefuls to attend their next talent day, designed
to find people in the South-West who have the determination to
become members of the British Paralympic team for London 2012
and Rio 2016 and who want to emulate the success of Paralympians
such as Dorset ’s Darren Kenny and Newquay’s Matthew Whorwood.
The University of Bath
, which was announced as the venue for the GB team’s pre-London
2012 training camp last year, will host the Paralympic Potential
day on Wednesday May 12, 2010.
The University is the main
training base for several Paralympians including gold medallist
swimmer Liz Johnson and silver medallist sprinter Ben Rushgrove,
while several South-West based Paralympians such as Kenny, Whorwood,
and Taunton ’s Lucy Shuker competed for Britain in Beijing .
“The South-West has a fine
tradition of providing the British Paralympic team with outstanding
athletes, so we know that there is a lot of talent in this area
of the country. We are calling out to anyone who thinks they might
be talented, to sign up for the day on our website ( www.paralympics.org.uk
)”, said ParalympicsGB Chief Executive Phil Lane .
“This is fantastic opportunity
for anyone who thinks they have what it takes to be a Paralympian”,
he added.
Applicants should fulfil
the following criteria:
• have an
impairment
• be a UK
passport holder (or eligible for one)
• age between
13 and 38
• involvement
in regular physical activity
• a competitive
nature and desire to medal at the Paralympic Games
The day will see successful
applicants put through their paces by GB coaches from a variety
of Paralympic sports, enabling attendees to try several sports.
ParalympicsGB have held
several talent ID days previously, and they have proven successful
so far with between 40-50% of attendees being identified as having
talent and several of these individuals already excelling in their
sports.
2012 sponsor Cadbury
are supporting the talent day and are supplying employee volunteers
on the day.
Anybody wishing to sign
up for the day should go to the ParalympicsGB website ( www.paralympics.org.uk
) and go to the ‘Talent’ section. The deadline for applications
is April 25, 2010.
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