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Minister backs initiative to take disabled servicemen from 'Front Line to Start Line'

Hugh Robertson lends support to project helping injured service personnel compete in the Paralympics.

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A project to support wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women progress towards representing their country in Paralympic sport, or working in the sector, has today been backed by Minister for Sport and Olympics .

The and today committed to working together on 바카라 사이트Front Line to Start Line바카라 사이트 at the by signing a Memorandum of Understanding.

Hugh Robertson said: 바카라 사이트As a former serviceman myself, I want to do everything possible to help soldiers injured while on duty rebuild their lives through sport. The in 1948 to help servicemen injured in World War II, so this is a fantastic and appropriate initiative as London prepares to host the Games once again.바카라 사이트

 was funded by Help for Heroes to take part in the Talent Transition programme, which is the sort of project that the Front Line to Start Line initiative will support. He said:

바카라 사이트Help for Heroes and the British Paralympic Association have really helped me to take my sport to the next level and now I바카라 사이트m aiming to compete for ParalympicsGB in London, something that I바카라 사이트ve dreamed about since watching the Beijing Paralympics from my hospital bed.바카라 사이트

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Published 22 May 2012