Sixteen town para athletes offered WCP membership
BRITISH Athletics has announced that several Loughborough-based athletes have been offered membership to the Paralympic World Class Programme (WCP) in 2020.
In total, 16 memberships have been granted to individuals affiliated with the University, with two levels on offer; ‘Podium’ and ‘Podium Potential’.
These include:
Paralympic Podium: Hollie Arnold (coached by Loughborough’s Head of Throws, David Turner), Olivia Breen, Jonathan Broom-Edwards (Loughborough University Alumnus), Libby Clegg (coached by Head of Para Sprints, Joe McDonnell), Dan Greaves (Loughborough University Alumnus), Sophie Hahn, Jonnie Peacock, Stef Reid, Richard Whitehead, Thomas Young (coached by Head of Para Sprints, Joe McDonnell), Kadeena Cox (Coached by Head of Para Sprints, Joe McDonnell).
Paralympic Podium Potential: Zac Shaw,
Zak Skinner, Ali Smith
Guide runners: Chris Clarke (Loughborough Alumni and coached by Head of Para Sprints, Joe McDonnell), Thomas Somers (Loughborough University Alumnus).
Elsewhere, Loughborough athletes also enjoyed a successful Para-Cycling Track World Championships earlier this month in Canada.
Sam Ruddock finished an impressive 4th in the MC1 Kilo in his first international event in Para-Cycling having recently switched over from Para-Athletics.
Alumna Crystal Lane-Wright also wowed the crowd by finishing with two silvers in Women’s C5 3000m Individual Pursuit and Women’s C5 Scratch Race respectively.
Loughborough University’s Head of Para Sport, Nik Diaper, said: “As former Loughborough students, we are incredibly proud of both Sam and Crystal’s achievements and with Sam being a Loughborough based athlete, we look forward to welcoming him back on campus.
“We wish both of them the very best in the final build-up to the Paralympic Games later this year.”