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Paralympic News
British Judo - Quilter becomes World Champion
Ben Quilter has become the first British visually impaired World Champion in twelve years. Quilter, 28, who trains at the British Judo Performance Institute in Dartford, is also only the fifth Brit ever to hold the title - the last being Simon Jackson MBE in 1998. This is the first medal for the six-strong British team, just one day into the IBSA VI World Judo Championships.
Great Britain’s disability shooting development squad returned from the first shooting World Cup of 2010 with top medal-winning performances.
The eight-strong squad of Brits which was made up of the GB development squad returned this week from the event in Szczecin, Poland with three gold, three silver and two bronze medals.
Football 7 --side keen for BT Paralympic World Cup debut
Kicking off a summer of Football, the annual BT Paralympic World Cup will preclude this summer’s FIFA World Cup, welcoming Football 7-a-side as a new sport to the event for 2010.