The Great Britain women's team are now one of the leading international teams in the worldGreat Britain wheelchair basketball player Amy Conroy believes the new Women's Premier League will be "massive" for the sport. British Wheelchair Basketball says it will be "the first of its kind for women's wheelchair basketball in the world, and the very first professional Para-sport league in the UK". "It sends out a massive message and shows female sport is up and coming. "The women's league doesn't exist anywhere in the world," she said. "This is the first showcase for them to bring the sport to the rest of the world and there is a real passion behind women's sport in the UK."

Source: BBC April 20, 2021 14:03 UTC