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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...