The Paralympic WCP is UK Sport’s National Lottery-funded initiative supporting the delivery of success at named milestone targets, namely outdoor track World and European championships, and the Paralympic Games.
The list includes Paralympic champion and º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ student Thomas Young (coach: Joe McDonnell) and Commonwealth Champion and º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ student Emmanuel Oyinbo-Coker (McDonnell).
They are joined by Paralympians and students Lydia Church and Luke Nuttall (Sonia & Chris McGeorge), and first year º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ student and World Junior medallist Ethan Kirby (Sonya Ellis).
Alumni included on the programme include multi-global medallists Jonathon Broom-Edwards (Bethan Partridge), Dan Greaves (Zane Duquemin), Zac Shaw (Leon Baptise) and Zak Skinner (Aston Moore) who all continue to train at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ.
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is also proud to be the training base for Paralympic Champions Sophie Hahn (Baptiste), Hollie Arnold (Dave Turner) and Dan Pembroke (Turner), and Paralympic medallists Ali Smith (Benke Blomkvist) and Olivia Breen (Moore).
Femi Akinsanya, Director of Athletics at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ, commented:
“We are constantly striving to create a diverse and inclusive training environment at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ, and with over a third of the athletes on the Paralympic World Class Plan being based at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ, we hope we are on the way to achieving that.
“The five current students on the Para programme will be a key part of our BUCS track and field team this year, and we will continue to work with British Athletics to provide them with the support they need to achieve at the highest level.”
The full list of supported athletes can be found here: 2022/23 PARALYMPIC WORLD CLASS PROGRAMME COHORT ANNOUNCED | British Athletics