- Former American football linebacker to take charge of sport
- Team ranked fourth in world with hopes of Paralympic medal
A former American football linebacker is to take charge of Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby, in what those within the sport hope will be a year of Paralympic success. Jason Brisbane will become one of the few black people to hold a senior management role in UK sport when he takes up his position in July.
Brisbane replaces the outgoing executive David Pond who has overseen a substantial growth in the sport over the past decade, and an international team ranked fourth in the world with hopes of a medal in Tokyo later this summer, should the Paralympic Games go ahead.
