Team GB's Sophie Carrigill says growth in wheelchair basketball will mean more professional players.
A Paralympic wheelchair basketballer has said it would be amazing to see the sport grow as she prepares to compete in the upcoming Paris games.
The 30-year-old former University of Worcester student said she was excited about competing in Paris after having competed in the Tokyo 2021 games while Covid restrictions were in place. Carrigill was 16-years-old when she broke her back and spinal cord in a car accident while on holiday. The accident left her paralysed from the waist down.The former University of Worcester student, who is from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, made her Paralympic debut in Rio 2016 when she was co-captain of the GB team.
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