Wheelchair-users to take part in unique event in Melton

Active wheelchair-users are invited to take part in a unique new fitness event in Melton Mowbray next month.

The inaugural Hambo Throwdown is being billed as the first all-wheelchair-user functional fitness event in the UK.

The Hambo Throwdown is taking place in Melton Mowbrayplaceholder image
The Hambo Throwdown is taking place in Melton Mowbray

The Matt Hampson Foundation, based at Burrough-on -the-Hill is organising the event to give active wheelchair users a space to satisfy their demand for competition within an inclusive, specifically-adapted fitness competition.

As an inclusive event, it will also bring together leading athletes in para-sport alongside first-time competitors.

It is being hosted at Panic Gym, which is on Pate Road, on Saturday August 10 – the event is also open to spectators, with food and refreshments available, a DJ playing music and the chance to support high quality para-sport.

There are four seated divisions in the competition – with hip function, without hip function, without core function and quadriplegic.

Email [email protected] for further details about the Hambo Throwdown.

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