Just announced the guest speaker for this years MWR Preston Sports Awards is Paralympian Jody Cundy MBE.

Jody, one of Britain’s most successful Paralympians, who won 5 Gold and 3 Bronze medals over 5 Paralympic Games, is one of the most versatile athletes in the world.

He has won World and Paralympic Gold medals for his country across two different sports – cycling and swimming.

Now one of the most popular events on Preston’s sporting calendar, the 8th Annual MWR Preston Sports Awards will be held on 8 March at Preston Guild Hall.

Celebrating the fantastic sporting achievements of 2012, together with Preston’s honour of being European City of Sport 2012, the awards will be going that extra mile this year.

Altaf Patel, Partner at MWR solicitors, said: “We are delighted that Jody Cundy accepted the invitation to speak at this year’s Preston Sports Awards. Having such a prominent sporting profile, he was the obvious choice. The awards ceremony is a hugely important event for Preston, and we are proud to continue as main sponsors.”

In response, Jody Cundy said: “I am honoured to have been chosen to speak at this year’s Preston Sports Awards. I understand the ceremony is all about local talent, and anything I can do to help inspire athletes is very important.”

For 2013 the MWR Preston Sports Awards will be presenting a total of 17 awards, providing the ideal opportunity to recognise excellence across all areas of sport.