I was forwarded
this which is worthy of publishing here as it is Portland College’s account of
the success at the Rotary Disabled Sports Team Championship……
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Last weekend,
Portland College achieved a major first in the sporting arena and their
greatest ever sporting accomplishment by being crowned champions at the 31st
Rotary Disabled Sports Team Championships.
Taking place at
the Xcel Leisure Centre in Coventry over the weekend of the 10th
and 11th November, Portland were representing the Hucknall branch
of the Rotary Club and took a team containing current students, ex-students,
College volunteers and individuals from the school links programme.
The Championships
attract some of the very best sporting talent in the UK to take part in a
wide variety of sports including Boccia, Swimming, Table Tennis,
Weightlifting, Wheelchair racing, New-age Kurling and an Indoor Triathlon. In
each event, teams and/or individuals are awarded points for where they have
placed in the overall rankings, with the top scoring team awarded 25 points.
After the first
day of competition, the Portland team were in second place but managed some
heroic performances on Sunday. This included a fantastic first place in the
final event, the Triathlon, meaning that for the first time in their 31 years
competing, the Hucknall Rotary Club were crowned champions!
As well as the
honour of being Overall National Champions, the team from Portland College
won a number of other accolades, including being the Most Improved Team, Triathlon
Champions and Men’s Weightlifting Champions. Foundation Learner Mitchell
Gosling completed the array of prizes won as he was awarded the Sports
Personality of the Event for “his overall contribution, sportsmanship,
inspiration and infectious personality.”
Dave Winter,
Sports Co-ordinator says, “Finishing as winners of the Rotary Disabled Sports
Team Championships is a magnificent achievement for all of the learners and
volunteers who competed. The victory ranks as the greatest sporting moment in
Portland’s history and I am thrilled to have been part of such a momentous
occasion. Each member of our team has displayed great endeavour and
sportsmanship and I am very proud of all of them. I would like to extend our
thanks to the Rotary Club of Hucknall for once again inviting us to compete
on their behalf and giving us this superb opportunity to be involved in the
Championships.”
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