The Romanian Table Tennis Team and a Namibian Powerlifter have undertaken their final preparation for the Paralympic Games at Greenbank Sports Academy, over 10 days.

Romanian Table Tennis Team – Dacian Makszin, Petro Ifrosa and Gabriella Constantin. Dacian will be competing in the Men’s singles – Class 3 event.

Namibian Powerlifter – Ruben Soroseb. Ruben will be competing in the Men’s 100kg Powerlifting competition. Lawrence Tierney (Greenbank Sports Leader) assisted Ruben with his training sessions during his time at Greenbank.

We wish those participating luck during the Games!

Close to 500 hours of live coverage will be broadcast on Channel 4 during the twelve days of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, marking the most extensive coverage ever broadcast in the UK.

Channel 4 are also offering ‘live streaming’ of the events online – http://paralympics.channel4.com/.

Make sure you tune in to watch the Paralympic Opening Ceremony tomorrow night (Wednesday 29 August) at 8pm on Channel 4.