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Athlete: Lee Penfold
Location: City of Leicester
Sport: Basketball
I have been playing Basketball for the Leicester and District team since I was 16 years old. In September 1998, I got signed up by my basketball coach Roger Sharpe. I have won loads of medals up to now, one Gold medal in Cardiff in July 2001 and a silver medal in Glasgow in July 2005.
I am Vice Captain for The East Midlands Team. 2005 was a brilliant year for me. I was playing in the finals at Glasgow and I got named Man of the Match against Scotland West B Team and my coach said to me: "if you score two big three pointers I will put your name forward for the Great Britain Team for Shanghai 2007".
I scored two massive three pointers. It was a day I will never forget. I got called up to the trials at Stoke on Trent and I met Graham Lapper, West Midlands coach, and former manager Steve Webb. Graham said to me: "You did brilliant mate".
I had a letter in July 2006 to say I was picked to represent Great Britain at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai, in October 2007. I was in shock when I had the good news. My team won a silver medal in China!
In my spare time I have a season ticket to watch Leicester Tigers play at Welford Road. My sporting heroes are Karl Brown and Delme Herriman and my favorite celebrity is Eamon Holmes. Finally, I had the opportunity to be on Central News for the East Midlands, on Friday July 13th in Leicester, when the city won the 2009 Special Olympics Summer Games
Piece written by Lee Penfold
