UK Athletics has today (22 November) named Paula Dunn as its new Paralympic head coach.

Dunn was an integral part of the Paralympic coaching team who dramatically turned around the performance of GB athletes since the 2008 Paralympic Games, with the team finishing second in the medal table in the 2011 World Championships and third at the London Paralympic Games this summer.

A former 100m European bronze and Commonwealth silver medallist, Dunn takes up the post with immediate effect.

Dunn said: "London 2012 had an amazing impact on Paralympic sport in this country and we have a real opportunity to build on that over the next four years. I believe that there is more talent out there and I am looking forward to unearthing that talent and building on the success of 2012."