Britain's potential Paralympians had chance to try out the facilities at the University of Bath this week – two years before it will be their base for the 2012 Games in London.

A five-day training camp at the university and other venues around Bath also offered 160 athletes from 14 sports the opportunity to experience a multi-sport environment.

London 2012 Paralympic Games director and nine-times Paralympic swimming gold medallist Chris Holmes visited the camp and is confident that the partnership between ParalympicsGB and the university will go a long way to helping achieve results in 2012.

"It's a world class centre for sport," he said. "Hosting the ParalympicsGB camp here is an excellent opportunity to provide a multi-sports arena all under one roof, replicating what the 2012 Games will be like."

Stephen Baddeley, director of sport at the university, said he hoped that the staff at Bath would help Britain's established and potential Paralympians fulfil their mission statement of being the "best-prepared" team at their home Games.

"We are extremely delighted and proud of our increasing partnership with the ParalympicsGB team," he added.

"Bath is one of the most vibrant and dynamic multi-sport venues in the country, catering for a wide range of high-performance athletes."

The university was transformed for the five days of the camp, with a large marquee being erected on the Sports Cafe balcony to recreate the Games village dining room.

Eye-catching branding was also established throughout the Sports Training Village, the approach roads and car parks, alongside sponsor and commercial stands.

Sunday marked the two-year countdown to the Games and ParalympicsGB performance director Penny Briscoe and her team were determined to recreate the kind of conditions that athletes will face in London and ensure they were accustomed to the atmosphere of a big, multi-sport event.

Additionally, athletes were encouraged to get used to experiencing the increased amounts of media attention the Games will provide with BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and other local media outlets covering the event.

University of Bath graduate Ben Rushgrove, who sprinted to a silver medal at the Beijing Paralympics in 2008, said: "It is a very important camp in preparation for the run up to London 2012. The media interest will help to raise the profile of the Paralympics in Great Britain."

ParalympicsGB has a tradition of outstanding performance across previous Games, with Great Britain standing second in the overall medals table for the last three events. The team came home from Beijing with an impressive tally of 102 medals, 42 of which were gold.

Phil Lane, chief executive of the British Paralympic Association said: "We know other nations would love to topple us on our home patch so the preparation camps will play a vital role in our success.

"We are confident that, with Bath as a partner, we can raise the bar in everything we do."

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