Â鶹ֱ²¥ athletes selected for 2023 IWBF European Championships

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Robyn Love in action for Â鶹ֱ²¥ Lightning Wheelchair Basketball. Image provided by Ben Lumley photography.

Â鶹ֱ²¥ University will be well represented at this month’s 2023 International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) European Championships after a large contingent of Lightning players have been selected by their respective nations.

GB Women’s squad features six Â鶹ֱ²¥ Lightning players as Maddie Martin, Siobhan Fitzpatrick, Lucy Robinson, Robyn Love, Laurie Williams, and Ana Blease (who is making her debut at a major tournament) have all been called up for the tournament.

Also from Â鶹ֱ²¥ Lightning is Paralympic Games wheelchair basketball champion Bo Kramer, who will be playing for The Netherlands.

The competition will take place between 11-19 August in Rotterdam, constituting an important milestone in the lead-up to the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.