DSE Sports Awards photos

Teenage wheelchair racer Daniel Lucker from Abergavenny wins the Rising Star award at the Nationwide DSE Sports Awards which celebrate the achievements of athletes and volunteers

Lucker, pictured with Paralympic swimmer Sean Fraser, wins a top prize of £6,000 and says: "Winning this will hopefully help me fulfil my dream of competing in London 2012"

Double Paralympic gold medallist Ellie Simmonds and Manchester City footballer Shaun Wright-Phillips are among the special guests at the event at Manchester United's Old Trafford ground

Shaun Wright-Phillips is grilled by event MC and BBC commentator Paul Dickenson

Proud Paralympic medalists Hazel Robson, Ian Jones, Matt Walker, Heather Frederiksen, Sean Fraser, Ellie Simmonds, Liz Johnson, Jody Cundy and Zoe Robinson come on stage

The Regional Sports Awards winners from a variety of sports across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland pose with Olympic swimmer Cassie Patton

The Regional Volunteer winners all pose proudly with their awards, including the overall National winner Jill Stidever (second from right, back row)

Swimmer Heather Frederiksen wins the North West Regional Sports Person award and the National award and says: "This year I've taken a huge step forward and being recognised like this is very special"

The inspirational Frederiksen, a former able-bodied open water swimmer, won a gold, two silvers and a bronze in the Water Cube in Beijing and is hoping for more success in London in 2012

Javelin thrower Hollie Arnold and sprinter Hazel Robson, who were both part of the GB team at the Beijing Paralympics, are the regional sports winners from Yorkshire and North East regions

Swimmer Liz Johnson, who won gold in the SB6 breaststroke event in Beijing, is the Regional Sports Person winner for Wales

Johnson enjoys a special moment with fellow Paralympic champion and BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year Ellie Simmonds at the ceremony

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