Minster's reigning Commonwealth Games champion Ross Wilson is one of five British Para Table Tennis Team athletes selected to represent Team England at this summer’s Games in Birmingham.

Wilson beat his England team-mate Kim Daybell to become Commonwealth champion on the Gold Coast in Australia in 2018 and later that same year took the world title in men’s class 8 in Slovenia.

The three-time Paralympic team medallist has had a successful start to 2022, winning gold in the Costa Brava Spanish Open in March, and is excited to be defending his men’s class 8-10 singles title in front of a home crowd.

“I am so proud to be selected for my second Commonwealth Games,” said the 27-year-old. "It will be an honour to perform in front of a home crowd at a Games for the first time since London 2012.

"I have great memories of winning gold in 2018 and I’m really looking forward to defending my title in Birmingham.”

Also representing Team England will be former Commonwealth champion Sue Bailey MBE, Dan Bullen, Jack Hunter-Spivey and Fliss Pickard.

The Para Table Tennis events at the Commonwealth Games will take place at the NEC Hall 3 in Birmingham from August 3-7.