Basketball duo claim top awards

Strange's exploits on court earned her one of the top awards

Great Britain wheelchair basketball stars Simon Munn and Clare Strange have claimed the two top awards at the Annual Wheelpower sports awards.

Munn won outstanding male achievement for his performance as part of GB's silver medal winning men's team at the European Basketball Championships which earned him a place in the all star team for the tournament and the award for best four point player.

Strange won best 1.5-point player and was also named in the all-star team as Great Britain's women's team claimed bronze at the same tournament and that was enough to earn her the outstanding female achievement prize.

Other big winners on the night were Great Britain's European Championship winning wheelchair rugby team who picked up team of the year in a team sport after defending their European crown for a third successive title.

Rachel Morris won the best newcomer award after she won double gold at the UCI World Cycling Championships in Bordeaux in August.

Two lifetime achievement awards were handed out on the night to Jayant Mistry and Colin Price who have both recently retired from international competition.

Mistry was one of Britain's greatest ever wheelchair tennis players, while Price was a long serving and very successful member of the GB wheelchair basketball team.

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Wheelpower 2007 award winners
Outstanding male achievement: Simon Munn
Outstanding female achievement: Clare Strange
Best newcomer: Rachel Morris
Team of the year in a team sport: Great Britain wheelchair Rugby
Team of the year in a team event: Great Britain ladies compound archery team
Coach of the year: Steve Palmer
Wheelpower media award: Tony Garrett
Service to wheelchair sport: John Jenkins
Special recognition award: Great Britain junior tennis team
Award for lifetime achievement: Colin Price
Award for lifetime achievement: Jayant Mistry
Lords Taverners endeavor award: Sheikh Mohamed Sheikh
Norwich Union junior award: Jack Pegram