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Supporting the Leicester Cobras

The Leicester Cobras Wheelchair Basketball Club are a registered charity (No. 1020100) and as such rely heavily on sponsorship and donations from companies, organisations or individuals. Unlike the running game of basketball played by able bodied players, it is considerably more expensive to play wheelchair basketball, as the special wheelchairs...
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Paralympic Flame Event – Leicester

The Cobras demonstrating their skills and fitness to the spectators at the Paralympic Flame event in Humberstone Gate, Leicester on 25 August 2012. Spectators were encouraged to “Have a Go”, just to try out their skills in the specialised basketball wheelchairs. Pushing and controlling the wheelchair is fairly easy and...
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