Special Olympics Suffolk badminton players proudly flew the flag for the Eastern Region recently, at a National Special Olympics Badminton Tournament held at the University of Wolverhampton Sports Campus in Walsall. The team of 7 players from Suffolk, did a brilliant job of representing our county and region, winning a total of 13 medals across the range of singles, doubles and mixed doubles events.

“Our team competed against athletes from across England and Wales. The competition was tough, but our players stuck to the task and produced some excellent performances over the two days. It was also really pleasing that our athletes received several complements for their sporting and friendly attitude”, said Mike McCarthy, from SO Suffolk and ActivLives. A big ‘thank you’ to the team of volunteers and family members who made the weekend possible – well done Suffolk!!

Huge thanks to Team Coaches, Mike and Vanessa for giving up their weekend to accompany the players to Walsall, and for fitting in extra training sessions in readiness for the competition.