WheelPower
Since the early days of Guttmann, WheelPower has developed a range of sports activities and nowadays works with our Sports Associations to deliver a bright future for wheelchair sport.
The provision of sporting facilities at Stoke Mandeville started in the 1940s and in 1969 the Stoke Mandeville Stadium was opened by Her Majesty The Queen.
In 1984 the centre played host to the Paralympic Games with some 1200 athletes taking part in a festival of sport.
WheelPower organises a range of events to assist its Sports Associations develop wheelchair sport within the UK. WheelPower also organises a variety of opportunities for disabled children and adults, these include:
- Inter Spinal Unit Games
Annually hosted Games for recently paralysed patients of the 12 Spinal Units within the UK and Ireland providing coaching and an opportunity to try wheelchair sport including a fun introductory competition.
- National Wheelchair Sport Championships
Together with a number of our Sports Associations it organises the National Wheelchair Sport Championships. Some of these events have been expanded to include an international element to provide increased competition for participants.
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