A cohort of 35 athletes have been offered membership to the Paralympic World Class Programme for 2024/25.
The Paralympic WCP is UK Sport’s National Lottery funded initiative supporting the delivery of success at the Paralympic Games and other major Championships.
The Paralympic WCP is split into several levels reflecting the actual and future performance potential of athletes: Podium, Podium Potential, and Confirmation. Athletes are nominated for the WCP if it is judged they have the realistic and demonstrable performance capability to win medals at the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympic Games or towards 2032. UKA are committed to the principle that winning will always be achieved with integrity and in line with UK Sport’s ambition of ‘Keep Winning and Win Well’.
Therefore, UKA must be confident that any athlete nominated for the WCP has the realistic potential and demonstrable performance capability and capacity to make the necessary progress to achieve a medal at least in one of the next two Paralympic Games.
The nomination for WCP membership is subject to UK Sport ratification and a signed athlete agreement between the athlete and UKA.
Head of the UKA Paralympic programme, Katie Jones said:
“Our thanks go to UK Sport and The National Lottery for investing in the Paralympic World Class Programme. We look forward to receiving confirmation of our LA investment later this year so that we can continue to retain our place as one of the world’s leading nations for para athletics.
“The support is essential to helping our para athletes continue to be the best prepared they can be for the major Championships and Games and it is essential we continue to build on the successes of the last few paralympic cycles.”
The UK Athletics Paralympic WCP Athletes for 2024/25:
Paralympic Podium (19)
Kare Adenegan (Job King, Coventry)
Hollie Arnold (Scott Knighton, Blackheath and Bromley)
Olivia Breen (Aston Moore, City of Portsmouth)
Jonathan Broom-Edwards (Deirdre Elmhirst, Newham and Essex Beagles)
Hannah Cockroft (Paul Moseley, Leeds)
Aled Davies (Ryan Spencer-Jones, Cardiff)
Sabrina Fortune (Ryan Spencer-Jones / Ian Robinson, Deeside AAC)
Dan Greaves (Zane Duquemin, Charnwood)
Sophie Hahn (Leon Baptiste, Charnwood)
Sammi Kinghorn (Rodger Harkins, Red Star)
Owen Miller (Steven Doig, Fife)
Anna Nicholson (Richard Kaufman, Gateshead)
Daniel Pembroke (John Trower, Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow)
Marcus Perrineau-Daley (Jake Foster, Weir Archer Academy)
Ben Sandilands (Steve Doig, Fife)
Zac Shaw (Leon Baptiste, Cleethorpes)
Daniel Sidbury (Christine Parsloe, Sutton & District)
Zak Skinner (Aston Moore, Loughborough Students)
Thomas Young (Joe McDonnell, Charnwood)
Paralympic Podium Potential (11):
Fabienne André (Richard Chiassaro, Harlow)
Lydia Church (Mark Edwards, Peterborough & Nene Valley)
Nathan Maguire (Ste Hoskins, Kirkby)
Luke Nuttall (Sonia and Chris McGeorge, Charnwood)
Funmi Oduwaiye (Josh Clark, DSW Para Academy)
Jonnie Peacock (Dan Pfaff / Joel Fearon, Charnwood)
Eden Rainbow-Cooper (Arno Mul, Red Velvet Racing Team)
Kevin Santos (Michael Utting, City of Norwich)
Ali Smith (Leon Baptiste, Guildford and Godalming)
Harrison Walsh (Ryan Spencer-Jones, Swansea)
Melanie Woods (Rodger Harkins, Red Star)
Paralympic Confirmation (5):
Steven Bryce (Allan Bryce/Steve Doig, Victoria Park City of Glasgow)
Karim Chan (Aston Moore, Charnwood)
Barney Corrall (Aston Moore, Charnwood)
Maddie Down (Mike Bennett, Halesowen)
Didi Okoh (Joe McDonnell, Chelmsford)
