WheelPower, the national charity for wheelchair sport, welcomed 136 paralysed men and women representing 15 spinal injury units from across the United Kingdom and Ireland to the 32nd edition of the Games, which took place over three days.

And Keogh, who received messages of support last year from then Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho and numerous leading players after landing on his neck while playing an amateur match for AFC Ewell, has sent out a message of encouragement to others who have suffered serious spinal injury.

“Get here, 100 per cent, don’t miss it,” Keogh, who won a first-place award for table tennis at the Games, told WheelPower.

“It is a great opportunity to get into sports, there are so many sports to try and I’m sure you will love one of them, it might be something unexpected like table tennis”

“I didn’t think I was going to be this good at table tennis but I’ve really enjoyed it.

“I couldn’t recommend the Games highly enough to anyone, I think it’s a fantastic event and I would definitely encourage everyone to try it out.

"I got a lot of nice messages from the football community like Jose Mourinho, Eden Hazard, Michael Owen and Javi Hernandez, and now I’m back home living with my fiancé and doing two days a week at work with PWC (Price Waterhouse Cooper). 

"I had the accident two days before I was due to start my new job and they have been fantastic,

“Since I had my injury I haven’t really been involved in too much and this has been a great week to try out everything that I didn’t even think was possible to do in a wheelchair, including wheelchair fencing, which I didn’t even know existed 12 months ago.

“It’s been great to be in an environment where people are in a very similar situation.

"I have made lots of new friends and have really enjoyed it.”

A WheelPower statement read:  “Some had never played sports before and each person had a different story to share as to how they became paralysed, yet all were willing to give the 26 different sports and physical activity sessions a try, before entering competition sports between the Spinal Unit teams.

“The flagship event culminated in a gala dinner and awards ceremony for all participants, sports leaders and supporters of the event to celebrate the achievements and effort of all the participants and winners.

“The participants received expert coaching and demonstrations from leading wheelchair sports athletes and experienced coaches. 

"‘Have-a-Go’ sporting activities included wheelchair basketball, athletics, wheelchair badminton, wheelchair fencing, handigolf, archery, boccia, wheelchair rugby, shooting, cue sports, powerlifting and for the first time adapted and wheelchair yoga."