Mandip Sehmi (born 13 December 1980) is a

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wheelchair rugby Wheelchair rugby (originally murderball, and known as quad rugby in the United States) is a team sport for Disabled sport, athletes with a disability. It is practiced in over twenty-five countries around the world and is a summer Paralympic spor ...

player. He was part of the Great Britain national wheelchair rugby team that came in 4th place at the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China, from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

in Beijing, China. He has three gold medals from the

IWRF European Championship The IWRF European Championship or IWRF European Zone Championship is the European wheelchair rugby championships that take place every two years between national teams of the continents. The European Championship is also a qualifying tournament fo ...

(2005, 2007 and

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

). Sehmi was involved in a car crash in the summer of 2000, which resulted in a broken neck and a permanent

spinal cord injury A spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that causes temporary or permanent changes in its function. It is a destructive neurological and pathological state that causes major motor, sensory and autonomic dysfunctions. Symptoms of ...

. He spent a year recovering at the

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. While at the hospital, he had the opportunity to meet Bob O'Shea, a member of the Great Britain national wheelchair rugby team. O'Shea's wife was a nurse at the hospital, and he invited Sehmi to train in wheelchair rugby at a location near the hospital.Leamington Paralympian to star on Channel 4
, london2012.cswp.org.uk, 20 August 2010

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London 2012 mascots - Making of film 2 - with Mandip Sehmi
at YouTube * 1980 births Living people Paralympic wheelchair rugby players for Great Britain Wheelchair rugby players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair rugby players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics {{Wheelchairrugby-bio-stub