Pakistani selected in BPA world-class wheelchair basketball teams for ParalympicsGB at London 2012

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Pakistani selected in BPA world-class wheelchair basketball teams for ParalympicsGB at London 2012

JULY 9, 2012 INTERNATIONAL, KUWAIT, NEWS, PAKISTAN
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Gaz Choudhry


Gaz Choudhry (Born: Pakistan, Lives: Ealing, London) has been selected as a player for world-class wheelchair basketball teams for ParalympicsGB at London 2012. Following a successful weekend of performances at the BT Paralympic World Cup, the British Paralympic Association today announced the 24 wheelchair basketballers who will comprise the mens and womens teams at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.



Gaz started playing wheelchair basketball at the age of 13, after seeing a roadshow by the Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association. He enjoyed the sport because of the sense of freedom it gave him and he has now been competing for over 13 years.



Before his amputation at 10 years old, Gaz was a very athletic child and he fell in love with Wheelchair Basketball as soon as he tried it after seeing a roadshow by Gordon Perry. He started playing for Force alongside Paralympians such as Sinclair Thomas and Ade Adepitan before moving on to Super League Club MK Aces. He has since competed for A.S.S Stefano in Italy.


As a junior, Gaz represented GB in a number of international tournaments winning two gold and a silver medal, as well as being chosen in the All Star team at the Europeans Championships in Adana, Turkey.


Prior to the Paralympics in Beijing, where he was named as reserve, Gaz moved over to play in Italy at Porto Torres. He made his GB seniors debut at the 2009 BT Paralympic World Cup and he was also a member of the World Championship team that came 5th in 2010. He won gold with the team at the 2011 European Championships , which stands along his greatest achievements to date.


Outside of Wheelchair Basketball, Gaz studied at Royal Holloway University where he graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Political Science in 2005. He likes reading and learning about ancient history and speaks both Urdu and Italian