Laura Scarlett-McAllister highlights her role at Commonwealth Games
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 8, 2026, 6:36 AM
Last updated Aug 8, 2026
Laura Scarlett-McAllister, a physiotherapist from Bicester, served the English wheelchair basketball teams during the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, which concluded on August 2. Her experience included supporting the men's silver medalists and the women's gold medalists. Scarlett-McAllister, who retrained in her 40s, described the event as incredible, emphasizing the resilience of the athletes she assisted. Following the games, she is set to participate in a Lawn Tennis Association event and may travel to India for basketball.
- •Scarlett-McAllister worked with England's wheelchair basketball teams.
- •The men's team won silver, and the women's team claimed gold at the Games.
- •She retrained as a physiotherapist after a career change in her 40s.
- •Scarlett-McAllister described her experience at the Games as incredible.
- •She plans to work at a Lawn Tennis Association event next and may go to India.
- 6:36 AMYahoo Sports — Physio's 'incredible' Commonwealth Games experience
"Laura Scarlett-McAllister, from Bicester, was the physio for Team England's wheelchair basketball sides.
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