Para-Athlete Named Wheelchair Ambassador

A talented athlete studying at Solihull Sixth Form College has been named as a para-athletics ambassador.

Daina Donnelly has Cerebral Palsy and competes in the wheelchair 100m, 400m and 800m for her athletics club of Coventry Godiva Harriers. She has been selected an ambassador for the RGK Wheelchairs was part as their collaboration with the England Athletics.

Daina explained:

"There was a selection process across all the England athletics talent pathways and I was one of two athletes chosen to become an ambassador. As part of the programme, I have received a custom-built Sprint X race wheelchair that is built for elite level performance."

Daina is currently in the process of starting her athletics season, with her next competition being out in Switzerland, where she will represent England Athletics at the Nottwil Para-Athletics Grand Prix.

Daina's athletics and career ambitions are to represent Team GB and Team England at major international events such as the Paralympic Games and World Championships in the future. She is currently in her second year of a BTEC Extended Diploma in Sport course and juggles her athletics training with competing with her studies.

11 May 2026