Here we look at Paralympic stars from Sheffield past and present, such as world number one-ranked table tennis star Will Bayley, who is in Tokyo to defend his Rio Games title, and other inspiring parasports performers.
![Sheffield-born Paralympic rower and Rio gold medallist Grace Clough. Photo: Paralympics GB](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjFhNmQ2MDY4LWQ1YjgtNDRjZC04ZmU5LWU3OTAxZDQ3ODY4ZTo1Mjk5Mjg0My0xYTZlLTQ2ZmUtYTk4MC0zZDY4ZmRiZGJmY2U=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
1. Golden Grace
Sheffield-born Paralympic rower and Rio gold medallist Grace Clough. Photo: Paralympics GB Photo: Paralympics GB
![Eve Baross and Jill Fox, right, members of the GB wheelchair basketball team, who were off to Athens to compete in the Paralympics there in 2004](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmVmMzQxOGU3LTcwODctNDExMy04ZGIzLWZlYTQ0NDg1YzA1NTo3MWJlOTQ2MC0zZTZlLTQyMDUtODIyOC02NTYzZDQwYzQwMjM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
2. Off to Athens
Eve Baross and Jill Fox, right, members of the GB wheelchair basketball team, who were off to Athens to compete in the Paralympics there in 2004 Photo: Andrew Partridge
![Table tennis star Sue Gilroy MBE from Barnsley has already competed at five Paralympics and has qualified for Tokyo as well](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjdiZWNjNDRiLWQ0MmMtNGQ0Ni1iOGNiLWQ3OGI1ZTM0N2ZlYTo0YTdjOTk1YS0wNjM4LTQ1MzktYjUyNC04Y2IzMTIwZjFkYmE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
3. Six for Sue
Table tennis star Sue Gilroy MBE from Barnsley has already competed at five Paralympics and has qualified for Tokyo as well Photo: submit
![Musician Jarvis Cocker and Great Britain Paralympic table tennis player Sue Gilroy during a graduation ceremony, where they received honorary doctorates at Sheffield Hallam University in November 2009](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjgwNTQ2N2FlLTdjODAtNDA5NS1iZDM5LTBhZGQ4YjUwZDQ3YzowMmU0MDhmOC0wMzMzLTQzYjUtOTlhNy01OTNmMDM5OWFiYzk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
4. Star quality
Musician Jarvis Cocker and Great Britain Paralympic table tennis player Sue Gilroy during a graduation ceremony, where they received honorary doctorates at Sheffield Hallam University in November 2009 Photo: Anna Gowthorpe