Ben Rowlings

Ben Rowlings (born 2 May 1996) is a British Paralympic athlete who competes in sprint and middle-distance events in the T34 classification.

[2] He was delivered with the umbilical chord wrapped around his neck causing oxygen starvation, which resulted in Rowlings developing cerebral palsy.

He competed at national level but switched to wheelchair racing at the age of 15 after he went to a British Athletics talent identification day.

The next year he represented Great Britain at his first major international event, the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships in Swansea.

[3] In July Rowlings was named as part of the Great Britain team that would be travelling to Rio to compete in the Summer Paralympics.