The Paralympic dreams of Norfolk thrower Danny Nobbs have been given a major boost after he was named in the Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad for the IPC Athletics European Championships.
Nobbs, from Attleborough, has switched from the shot putt to the javelin in the hope of qualifying for the 2016 Rio Paralympics.
The 34-year-old competed in the shot at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but saw his dream of competing at London 2012 ended after changes to the rules for his throwing frame meant UK Athletics dropped him from their Elite funding programme.
But now his javelin training with coach Tim Newenham at Easton College looks to have paid off after he was named in the 56-strong GB squad for the European Championships in Swansea, which are being held between August 18-23.
Nobbs, who works for Aviva in Norwich with a focus on the insurance giant's sponsorship of Norwich City, is named alongside some of the star names from the London 2012 Paralympics.
Six-time Paralympic gold medallist David Weir will return in the wheelchair races and Cambridgeshire sprinter Jonnie Peacock will be competing in the 100m.
Nobbs, who was paralysed from the chest down in a motorbike crash at the age of 17, has increased his throwing power from 18.86m last September to 22.92m last month. He has been using a throwing game which has been developed by Caterham Technology at Hingham.
GB & NI team for the IPC Athletics European Championships in Swansea:
Ola Abidogun (coach: Grant Barker) - T47 100m, 200m
Jonathan Adams (Jim Edwards) - T37 shot put
Hollie Arnold (Anthony Hughes) - F46 javelin
Joshua Bain (Paul Welch) - F37 javelin
Graeme Ballard (Tabo Huntley) - T36 100m, 200m, 400m
Paul Blake (Rob Ellchuk) - T36 100m, 400m
Olivia Breen (Jonas Tawiah-Dodoo) - T38 100m, long jump
Jonathan Broom-Edwards (Fuzz Ahmed) - F44 high jump
Sally Brown (Keith Antoine) - T47 100m, 400m
Mickey Bushell (Jenny Archer) - T53 100m, 200m
Joanna Butterfield (Phil Peat) - F51 club throw, discus
Libby Clegg (Keith Antoine) - T12 100m, 200m
Hannah Cockroft (Jenni Banks) - T34 100m, 800m
Aled Davies (Anthony Hughes) - F42 shot put, discus
Kyron Duke (Anthony Hughes) - F41 shot put, javelin
Dan Greaves (Jim Edwards) - F44 discus
Thomas Green (Kenneth Green) - F32 club throw
Sophie Hahn (Joseph McDonnell) - T38 100m, 400m
Maria Hawkswood (Alison O'Riordan) - F56 javelin
Jordan Howe (Keith Antoine) - T35 100m, 200m
Abbie Hunnisett (Camilla Thrush) - F32 club throw
Jade Jones (Ian Thompson/Tanni Grey-Thompson) - T54 800m, 1500m, 5000m
Moatez Jomni (Jenny Archer) - T53 400m, 800m
Beverley Jones (Dave Caldecourt) - F37 discus, shot put
Rhys Jones (Keith Antoine) - T37 100m, 200m
Sophie Kamlish (Rob Ellchuk) – T44 100m, 200m
Sammi Kinghorn (Ian Mirfin) - T53 100m, 400m,
Maria Lyle (Henry Gray) - T35 100m, 200m
Erin McBride (Robert Roberts) - T13 100m, 400m
Jenny McLoughlin (Keith Antoine) – T37 100m, 200m
Dean Miller (Bud Baldaro) - T37 1500m
Stephen Miller (Ros Miller) – F32 club throw
Dzaier Neil (Alison O'Riordan) – F52 discus
Holly Neill (Andrew Roda) – F41 discus, shot put
Mel Nicholls (Job King) – T34 100m, 800m
Danny Nobbs (Tim Newenham) – F54 javelin
Georgina Oliver (Pete Wyman)– T54 100m, 400m
Stephen Osborne (Jenni Banks) - T51 100m, 400m
Jonnie Peacock (Steve Fudge) – T44 100m
Josie Pearson (Anthony Hughes) – F51 club throw, discus
Gemma Prescott (Mike Woods) - F32 club throw
Stef Reid (Rana Reider) – F44 long jump, 100m
Ben Rowlings (Job King) – T34 100m, 400m, 800m
Sam Ruddock (Joseph McDonnell) – T35 shot put
Ben Rushgrove (Rob Ellchuk) – T36 100m
Rob Smith (Jenni Banks) - T52 100m, 400m, 1500m
Nathan Stephens (Anthony Hughes) - F57 javelin, discus
Laura Sugar (Femi Akinsanya) - T44 100m, 200m, long jump
Isaac Towers (Pete Wyman) - T34 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m
Kieran Tschierniawsky (Jim Edwards) F33 discus, shot put
David Weir (Jenny Archer) T54 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m
Richard Whitehead (Keith Antoine) T42 200m
Bradley Wigley (Jane Coia) – T38 100m & 200m
Rob Womack (Shaun Pickering) – F55 shot put, discus
Shelly Woods (Jenny Archer) – T54 800m, 1500m, 5000m
Bethany Woodward (Jared Deacon) – T37 100m, 400m
To purchase tickets for the IPC European Championships in Swansea, go to www.paralympic.org/swansea-2014/tickets
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