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11. Olympic Fever
OLYMPIC FEVER WITH THE OLYMPICS GETTING CLOSER BY THE DAY JIM ROBERTS BLOGS ABOUT HIS JOY OF THE COMPETITION AND HIS REALISATION THAT HE...
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10. Cap Ceremony
Disability sport is all about the Paralympics, at least that will be the main public perception. It’s also definitely the way as a sport...
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9. A Jump To The Present
So up to now my blogs have been a series of instalments covering how I got involved in wheelchair rugby and developed as a player. I’m...
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8. The Fork In The Road
I had now finished my degree, the hard work had paid off and I had graduated with a First in Architectural Technology. The plan, as it...
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7. Classification For Sport Participation
It had been a busy few months since the development tournament. The GB Elite Team had got together for the first time since London 2012...
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6. A Trip To Prague
It was November in Prague and it was cold. Fortunately, there was no snow, I used to really liked the snow before I was in a wheelchair,...
5. Starting To Get Serious
My placement year had come to an end and I had learnt a lot at J M Architects. I had been told I should get back in touch with them...
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4. GB Development
Wheelchair rugby was on the back burner. I’d returned to university and was undertaking a placement year as an assistant ‘architectural...
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3. Getting Involved
I had been encouraged to take up a sport after leaving rehab and I had been told I might have the right physical attributes to play...
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2. Upside-Down
Life getting turned upside down, that’s exactly what if felt like lying in a hospital bed. I was recovering from bacterial meningitis. I...
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