Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell (Great Britain)
Sport: Sailing
Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell joined
forces in 2007 competing in the two-handed Skud category and have gone from
strength to strength ever since. At the Beijing Paralympics they secured fifth
place in a very competitive field.
Success has continued as this year they have
secured their fourth World Title in a row and Silver medals at events in Hyeres
and Miami.
Niki Birrell comes from a family of keen sailors
while Rickham came in to the sport following a diving accident in her native
Jamaica.
They will be competing in Weymouth as the
favourites and are hoping to win Team GB their first medal in the sport.
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