STOURBRIDGE shooter Richard Davies has been selected for the Rio 2016 Paralympics.
Davies made the British Paralympic Association (BPA) team for the games and is among the 10 shooters who will compete for glory alongside London 2012 medallists Matt Skelhon and James Bevis.
Davies, a four-time British Champion, said: “I’m really excited at the prospect of competing in Rio, it’s all starting to feel very real now.
“It’s going to be a big challenge as I’ll be competing against the world’s best athletes but I’m really looking forward to it. It’s going to be a really exciting competition.”
Team Leader Pasan Kularatne added: “The announcement is the culmination of years of hard work from these athletes, and I’m very proud of their contribution to this sport. We have enjoyed great success this cycle, with countless World Cup medals but the highlight must be a world title for Matt Skelhon with a World Record score. We know just how high the standard of competition is internationally, so we will make sure we have everything covered in our preparations for the games.”
The announcement brings the number of selected athletes for Team GB’s paralympic team to a total of 91. They are selected across the sports of sailing, judo, table tennis, powerlifting, wheelchair rugby, wheelchair basketball, swimming and shooting.
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