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GB Men’s Wheelchair Basketball team for Rio unveiled

The British Paralympic Association (BPA) have confirmed the 12 wheelchair basketball players who will compete in the men’s tournament at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

The team is led by four-time Paralympian Terry Bywater, who already holds two bronze medals to his name. 

The team’s other co-captain is Simon Brown, who is back for his second Games after first representing ParalympicsGB at Beijing 2008, where the team won bronze. 

Making his seventh appearance at a Games, Paralympic veteran Simon Munn has also been selected for the 2016 squad, alongside five new names.

Penny Briscoe, Chef de Mission for ParalympicsGB, said:

“Wheelchair Basketball is undoubtedly one of the most exciting and engaging sports on the Paralympic programme, it is a clear crowd favourite and I know that this British team will be in a position to put on a fantastic show.
"The level of experience in this team is arguably unprecedented for a ParalympicsGB team and I can’t wait to see them in action."

Today’s announcement takes the number of selected athletes on the ParalympicsGB team to 138, across 11 sports.

The Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association is the governing body for wheelchair basketball in the United Kingdom.Selected athletes, men’s wheelchair basketball:

Abdi Jama (1.0)
Home town: Liverpool
Main training base: Italy/Worcester

Simon Brown (2.0)
Home town: Kingsbury, London
Main training base: Giullianova/Worcester

Kyle Marsh (2.0)
Home town: Wolverhampton
Main training base: Spain/Worcester

Gregg Warburton (2.0)
Home town: Leigh
Main training base: Tameside/Worcester

Ade Orogbemi (2.5)
Home town: Liverpool
Main training base: Spain/Liverpool

Harry Brown (2.5)
Home town: Halifax
Main training base: Spain/Worcester

Phil Pratt (3.0)
Home town: Cardiff
Main training base: Sheffield/Worcester

Ian Sagar (3.0)
Home town: Barnsley
Main training base: Italy/Worcester

Gaz Choudhry (4.0)
Home town: Ealing, London
Main training base: Italy/Worcester

Simon Munn (4.0)
Home town: Milton Keynes
Main training base: Giullianova/Worcester

Terry Bywater (4.5)
Home town: Redcar, Middlesbrough
Main training base: Spain/Worcester

Lee Manning (4.5)
Home town: Peterborough
Main training base: Spain/Worcester