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Special Olympian will be Plymouth's first powerlifter

Double silver medalist, Steven Dodd, has swapped his kayak for a weights bar as he prepares for his first powerlifting competition next month.

Steven is currently in training for the Special Olympics Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Powerlifting Competition, being held in Bradford on Saturday 12 November.

He will be the first ever Special Olympic competitor to represent...

Plymouth athlete reaches Great Britain standard

A Physiotherapy student from Plymouth University has qualified to represent Great Britain at two prominent athletic events.

Sharn Hooper, 31, will be competing in the age 30-35 category of the European Triathlon Union (ETU) Cross Duathlon Championships in Romania on 23 April, and at the ETU Cross Triathlon Championships on 23 June in Switzerland.

She was chosen after posting a...

Plymouth based Paralympic athlete receives Rio boost

Plymouth based, Paralympic table tennis player David Wetherill has secured a long term commitment from supply chain and logistics experts, LCP Consulting, to help support his goal to win a medal at the Rio Paralympics. The 23-year-old became famous at London’s Paralympics for what the Daily Mail described as the ‘shot of the tournament’ – a feat that attracted over 6 million views on YouTube...