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UKSA GB team aiming for success at Inas European Athletics Champs

The UK Sports Association for People with Learning Disability (UKSA) has announced six athletes who will represent Great Britain at the Inas European Athletics Championships in Ankara, Turkey, 28 June to 3 July 2016.

UK Sports Association for People with Learning Disability (UKSA)

Making their international debut for Great Britain are Reece Palmer (County Durham), Nathan Fleetwood (Lanark, Lanarkshire) and Paul Davidson (Inverness), who will be joined by Daniel Pass (Birkenhead, Wirral), Owen Miller (Dunfermline, Fife) and Declan Manning (Bungay, Suffolk).

First time international Reece Palmer said:

"It’s my dream come true to be picked for GB.  I want to come home with a medal."

And fifteen year old Nathan Fleetwood added: 

“It’s exciting and I’ll give it my best.  I’m aiming for top 3 or a gold medal."

Ten countries are expected to compete at the Inas European Athletics Championships.

The Great Britain Team is selected and managed by UKSA with the support of its four Home Country members, Scottish Disability Sport, Disability Sport Northern Ireland, Welsh Sports Association for People with Learning Disability and Mencap Sport in England.

The UK Sports Association for People with Learning Disability (UKSA) is the national disability sports organisation and umbrella body in the UK for sport and people with learning disability.