Charlotte Moore

Started: She took up the sport at age eight at the Coventry Wheelchair Basketball Academy in England. "I started competing in wheelchair tennis and racing when I was seven years old. When I was eight, I began playing wheelchair basketball and I've never looked back." (neuroblastoma.org.uk, 08 Mar 2022; Athlete, 20 Jul 2016) Reason: She met a coach while shopping with her mother. The coach persuaded her to try a team sport because she had only previously participated in individual sports. (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016) Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (neuroblastoma.org.uk, 15 Feb 2022) Awards: She was named in the All-Star Team at the 2023 EuroCup Champions Cup Final Four in Bemmel, Netherlands. (britishwheelchairbasketball.co.uk, 08 May 2023) She was a torch bearer for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, carrying the torch through Warwick, England. (paralympics.org.uk, 01 Jan 2016; britishwheelchairbasketball.co.uk, 27 May 2019) Additional Info: LONDON 2012 EXPERIENCE She is a graduate of the British Paralympic Association's Paralympic Inspiration Programme. As part of the programme she attended the 2012 Paralympic Games in London in order to soak up the atmosphere and learn about competing at the Games. (coventryobserver.co.uk, 20 May 2016) OTHER ACTIVITIES In 2022 she became a patron of the charity Neuroblastoma UK. "My family have supported the charity since I was little so to be asked to join them as patron during their 40th anniversary is amazing. I know first-hand how devastating a neuroblastoma diagnosis can be for a child and their family. But I am one of the lucky ones. Raising awareness of neuroblastoma and raising funds is so important to me. I want to help in every way possible to stop children dying from this aggressive disease." (neuroblastoma.org.uk, 08 Mar 2022)