Stoke Mandeville Stadium hosts Icelandic Paralympic team training camp

Home of Paralympic Sport in Aylesbury – Stoke Mandeville Stadium has recently hosted a pre-Games training camp for the Icelandic team in a bid to prepare athletes for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

The aim of the pre-Games training camp was to create team spirit amongst the athletes and grow a sense of mutual ambition and unity.

Padraig Herlihy, Managing Director of Smaller World, which is an international sports company that arranges training camps such as this one said: “We love working with Stoke Mandeville Stadium and putting International teams in touch with them. The facilities are first class and enable teams to bond as well as take advantage of the excellent sporting amenities on offer. We’d like to thank them on behalf of the Icelandic Paralympic team.”

Ian Seabrook from Stoke Mandeville Stadium says: “Welcoming and working with elite sporting athletes is something that comes naturally for us. We can create the perfect bespoke package for each team and ensure we deliver the very best in training and team support. We look forward to welcoming future paralympic athletes in the future.”

Ian Barham, Bucks 2012 manager said: “We have been delighted to welcome our international visitors over the past week. We hope that the experience of preparing in Bucks, both at Stoke Mandeville and in High Wycombe, ahead of the Games will ensure that the athletes get the most out of their Paralympic experience in 2012. We look forward to giving a world class welcoming many athletes from across the world over the next 12 months”