GREAT BRTAIN 

          is a specialist Para Throws training group working with Para potential athletes.

Dr Alison O'Riordan is the Head Coach, a Para Throws specialist who has coached 18 athletes onto 7 Paralympic Games for Australia, Great Britain and Ireland. She has worked with numerous athletes at all levels of development pften bringing them from complete beginners to international represetnations. Alison has been team coach and manager at Commonwealth and Paralympic Games, and World Championships.

          was established in 2011 when Dr O'Riordan returned to the UK after 12 years in Australia. Within a very short time Alison set herself up as an independent coach working with Paralympic potential athletes and created          .

         is continually developing and now includes both seated and ambulant throwers, all demonstrating potential to reach Paralympic level.

Current athletes include:

• Ozioma Nlewedum - F55 Discus & Shot
• Michael 'Taz' Nicholls- F44 Discus
• Javid Ehsani Shakib - F56 Discus & Shot
• Olivia Gallagher - F32 Shot & Club

Other athletes include:

• Nessa Wallace- F34 Shot
• Abi Hunnisett - F32 Club
• Niamh McCarthy - F41 Discus
• Conor O'Hare - F35 Shot
• Lorn Mayers - F42 Shot
• Maxine Moore - F32 Club
• Derek Derenalagi - F57 Shot
• Marie Hawkeswood - F55 Discus & Javelin
• Rob Womack - F55 Shot

Please click on athlete names above for more information on each athlete.