Ticketing and travel information for Rio 2016

Travel Places, the authorised Rio 2016 ticket reseller for the UK, creates travel packages to meet the needs of travellers going overseas to major sporting events. They will be offering flight information for getting to Brazil from the UK, whilst also offering a range of accommodation options for individuals, groups and families looking to stay in the locality of Rio during the 2016 Paralympic Games. Lastly, Travel Places can provide information about securing event tickets for the wheelchair rugby competition in Rio. For full details, please download the Travel Places information pack...
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Starr Selected for Rio

GBWR would like to congratulate Simon Starr on being selected as Head Table Official for the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio. Starr (pictured above) has also taken the decision to step down from his role with Sport Nottinghamshire, leading into semi-retirement, with wheelchair rugby to become Simon’s main focus. He said: "I’m hugely excited, it’s a huge honour and a privilege to have been selected and I hope to represent GB to the best of my ...
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EFDS marks International Day for Disabled People

The English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) is marking International Day for Disabled People by launching the Me, being active series. In the first of the collection, viewers meet five disabled people and learn more about the benefits they gain from being active. Adding to EFDS’s successful Being Active guide, the national charity hopes they provide more disabled people with useful information to lead an active lifestyle. Meet Cassie, Cath, Chandni, Hannah and Wolf. They are five disabled people with a range of impairme...
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BT GBWR Announces Squad for BT World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge

Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby has announced the 12 players who have been selected to compete in the BT World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge (12 to 16 October 2015) at the Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London. Kent’s Chris Ryan will Captain the squad, which also includes: Alan Ash Coral Batey Ayaz Bhuta Jonathan Coggan Nicholas Cummins Bulbul Hussain Paul McDerby Jim Roberts Mandip Sehmi Jamie ...
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Super Saturday Sports Festival

GBWR are currently working with Hounslow Council on running some youth sessions and some community adult sessions that will start in September. To help promote our sport in the local area they invited GBWR to take part in the Chiswick Super Saturday Sports Festival. The event took place just off the Chiswick High Road in Turnham Park, right in the middle of the local community. The festival had a host of different sports and trade stands scattered all over the park and was visited throughout the day by around 8000 local people. GBWR took over one end of the road way that splits the park and using barriers marked out a court. The taster session started at 11.30am, with a few RFU communi...
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