Paralympian Stephen Miller joins Cerebral Palsy Sport as sporting ambassador
Cerebral Palsy Sport, is delighted to announce that Paralympian, Stephen Miller has joined the charity as a sporting ambassador. Stephen takes up the role alongside talented tennis player James Shaw, to support Cerebral Palsy Sport to encourage more children and adults with physical impairments to enjoy sport and exercise.
As a professional athlete, Stephen (pictured above right) competes primarily in the F32 Club Throw. At the 1996 Atlanta Games, aged 16, he became Britain’s youngest ever gold medallist across both Olympic and Paralympic games. From then Stephen went on the dominate the event, remaining undefeated in all competitions until 2005. Stephen has represented Great Britain for over 15 years, competing in five Paralympic Games, five World Championships and four European Championships. Winning 26 international medals in the process.
Talking about his experiences Stephen said:
“Every moment I spend in sport is great, the highs and lows, they are all part of sport and I love it.”
Cerebral Palsy Sport is honoured to have such an accomplished athlete as one of our sporting ambassadors. Stephen brings with him many years of experience competing at an international level and his achievements will no doubt be a great inspiration to many of the young athletes the charity introduces to sport.
Cerebral Palsy Sport exists to improve the quality of life of children and adults living with cerebral palsy through the provision of sport and recreational activities. They offer recreational opportunities and sporting pathways in athletics, bowls, football, junior multi-sports, swimming and table cricket.
Get. Set. Raise. 2016
This month, March is cerebral palsy awareness month and to celebrate Cerebral Palsy Sport has launched its Get. Set. Raise. appeal and they want you to be a part of it!
The charity is hoping to raise a total of £10,000 over the month to support and provide more opportunities for children and young people with cerebral palsy and other physical impairments to take part in sport.
Get, set, raise with Cerebral Palsy Sport this month by:
- Doing your bit in your sports kit - channel your inner sporting start and get your sports kit on to raise funds for Cerebral Palsy Sport.
- Take on a personal challenge - from running in your local 10k, to giving up chocolate for a month. The choice is yours.
- Make a donation - donate directly to the appeal here.
Find out more about how you can get involved and raise money for Cerebral Palsy Sport on their website.
