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THE LATEST NEWS FROM SAPCA AND ITS MEMBERS


Coventry Classic gains traction: Largest wheelchair racing event in the UK welcomes Paralympic stars


The third annual Coventry Classic saw a host of Paralympic stars join with the SAPCA- supported charity for the UK’s largest wheelchair racing event


T


he ‘Classic’, which took place on 19-20 July, offered an exceptional opportunity for local athletes to embrace their first competition and experience the


growing benefits of the Coventry Godiva Harriers Wheelchair Racing Academy, which is now fully supported by the Sports and Play Construction Association (SAPCA) as its charity of the year. An impressive 21 London 2012 Paralympic champions featured at the event, with many of the international elite using the opportunity as a warm up for the Commonwealth Games. Chris Trickey, CEO of SAPCA, says: “The


mix of both sporting stars eager to perfect their craft and beginners keen to try the sport made the day a unique one. The event captured the amazing scope and versatility of these incredible athletes, who have not only coped with a limiting condition, but thrived, adapted and flourished to become great athletes and international champions.” Importantly, the event was notable in


remit as well as scale, with British Athletics listing the fixture as the final opportunity for GB athletes to set qualifying marks for the IPC European Athletics Championships, which were held in Swansea in late August. Interestingly, 23 of the 56-strong GB team for the championships were competitors at the Coventry Classic. Following the Coventry Classic, five


Coventry Godiva Harriers were announced as having been selected for the GB team at the IPC European Championships: Maria Hawksworth (F56 jav), Mel Nicholls (T34 100m, 800m), Ben Rowlings (T34 100m, 400m, 800m), Rob Smith (T52 100m, 400m, 800m) and Hannah Cockroft (T34 100m, 800m). These selections were in


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Mel Nicholls and Lauren Rowles used the event as a warm up for the Commonwealth Games


addition to Kare Adenegan and Lauren Rowles who were selected for GB for the IWASWorld Juniors in August and Lauren’s England selection for Glasgow 2014. But the club does more than produce


world class champions; a core intention of the event is to highlight the Coventry Godiva Harriers Wheelchair Racing Academy as a growing resource to beginners and prospective athletes, particularly now that Warwick’s university venue is now recognised as one of the


four UK centres for wheelchair racing excellence. The competition also saw the opening of the university’s dedicated wheelchair training and storage centre, which will now be better equipped as the academy has taken possession of five new racing chairs specially modified to allow local youngsters to trial the sport. SAPCA’s Annual Conference, held


earlier this year, raised £3,000 to help finance the event and provide essential sporting supplies.


SAPCA Technical Meeting ‘open to all’


The Sports and Play Construction Association (SAPCA) will hold an open meeting later this year to shed light on core industry issues – and the free one-day event will be open to absolutely anyone in the field. SAPCA’s Technical Meeting will focus on discussing crucial questions about sports


and play facility construction, as well as offering an excellent opportunity to network with colleagues from across the SAPCA membership and the wider industry. The Technical Meeting will take place on Tuesday 25 November at Holywell Park, Loughborough University.


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