Northamptonshire racing driver Nathalie McGloin up for disability sportswoman of the year

World's only tetraplegic driver among nominees for The Sunday Times' annual awards

By Jack Duggan

Published 29th Oct 2020, 13:34 BST

Updated 29th Oct 2020, 13:40 BST

Natalie McGloin races a hand-controlled Cayman S in the Porsche Club Championship

Northamptonshire-based racing driver Nathalie McGloin has been nominated as disability sportswoman of the year by The Sunday Times.

The world's only tetraplegic driver races a hand-controlled Cayman S in the Porsche Club Championship and became the first female rally driver last year.

Nathalie, who lives in Towcester, has been recognised in the national newspaper's Sportswomen of the Year Awards 2020's disability category.

The other nominees are athletes Hannah Cockroft and Maria Lyle, swimmer Tully Kearney and cyclist Dame Sarah Storey.

The winners will be revealed during an online awards ceremony on November 25. For more information, visit sportswomenoftheyear.co.uk.

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