Lucy Robinson

Started: She took up the sport as a teenager at the Leicester Cobras club in England. (britishwheelchairbasketball.co.uk, 01 Jan 2020) Reason: She previously played football but was unable to continue following her injury and took part in a trial wheelchair basketball event at the Leicester Cobras club in England. "I was used to team sports and everything that entails so when I was introduced to wheelchair basketball by the Leicester Cobras, I knew that's where my future lay. I loved it from the first minute - there was the fast pace, the competitiveness and social side of the sport. I'd found everything that I'd been missing. It keeps me fit and I have a huge amount of fun." (britishwheelchairbasketball.co.uk, 01 Jan 2020; pathtosuccess.org.uk, 01 Oct 2019; tass.gov.uk, 12 Aug 2020) Ambition: To win gold at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (lotterygoodcauses.org.uk, 19 Aug 2023) Awards: She took part in the Queen's Baton Relay ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. She carried the baton in Leicester, England. (X profile, 10 Jul 2022) In 2020 she was named Sportswoman of the Year at the Team Hallam Sports Ball in England. She was also part of the Sheffield Hallam Wheelchair Basketball club who were named Team of the Year at the same event. (tass.gov.uk, 12 Aug 2020)