2017 Summer Archery uk magazine Cover
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DisabilitiesThe way ahead: Games helps give newly-injured new options
One of the flagship events of the disability sports calendars is the WheelPower Inter-Spinal Unit Games, and one of its most popular sports is archery. This year was no different. The charity, which champions wheelchair sport, brought together 92 patients from spinal injury centres across the UK and Ireland together for the annual games at the Stoke Mandeville Stadium. Most of them were newly injured and one of the games' main aims is to show them that life does not have to stop after spinal injury. It gives a taste of different sports they can enjoy, ranging from fencing, table tennis, athletics, shooting, wheelchair basketball and swimming to, of course, archery. The archery coaches on hand to help were Helen George, Fred Stevens, Trevor Tucker and Maureen Ritson and they were all impressed by the high standard of shooting from those who tried archery. Many were given details on how to find and contact local archery clubs in their own areas, once they leave their centres. Helen, who is a member of the World Archery Para Committee said: "I would like to thank our coaches as well as WheelPower, its staff and sponsors for the fantastic contribution they make to encouraging sports participation. WheelPower's continued support, by giving participants the chance to try different sports, is a major step towards giving us such a successful Paralympic team." WheelPower's National Sports Director Chris Turner said: "The Inter-Spinal Unit Games provided a wonderful opportunity for people from across the UK that have recently had a spinal cord injury to come together and take part in a variety of sporting activities. "We know that taking part in sport and physical activity enhances disabled people's quality of life, giving them confidence, improving their wellbeing and helping to connect them to other people. The stories captured from the participants during the games embodies this fully and provides a starting platform for people to live and enjoy an active lifestyle. "The camaraderie and new friendships made between the spinal units and patients provided a wonderful backdrop to the competitive nature of the sporting events and the race to be crowned the winning Spinal Injury Unit. "Our vision is to help transform lives through sport and this event does exactly that, by providing opportunities to introduce disabled people to sport and supporting them to find an activity that they are passionate about and enjoy." A great start: Two brand new UK records setThis year Archery GB gave UK record status to two visually impaired rounds. There were bound to be new records; but the first results proved to be spectacular. The British Blind Sport National Indoor Championships, supported by the Worshipful Company of Fletchers, was the first opportunity to set the standards. It was a World Archery VI indoor round, similar to a Portsmouth, but shot at 18 metres on a 60cm face. And, as well as new UK records, a number of new BBS records were set. They included: UK: (available in two categories, B1 and B2/3, all disciplines are combined): Roger Rees Evans (B1: 272 points), Steve Prowse (B2/3: 567 points). BBS: John Bower, Phillip Tranter, Kimberley Heal, Carol Davies, Jan Swierczynski. Debora Wright, Graham Walker and Andrea Thomas. The tournament was sponsored by the Worshipful Company of Fletchers and was represented by the Master of the Fletchers Roger Watson and Christopher Brown, Chairman of the Fletchers Trust. He was also the Lord Patron. 
Photo: Roger Rees-Evans receives his trophy from Chris Brown of the Worshipful Company of Fletchers. Tournament organiser Robin Hall said: "Without the sponsorship of the Worshipful Company of Fletchers we would not be able to run this event. We are truly grateful for its support." 
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