Paralympian Darren Harris becomes charity patron

British Paralympian Darren Harris has become patron of the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust.

He will be participating in judo and football at London 2012, having started his judo career at the Beijing 2008 Games just four years after taking up the sport.

He was diagnosed with bilateral retinoblastoma when he was 15 months old and said he was honoured to take up the patron role.

Joy Felgate, chief executive of the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust, said: 'To have someone of his sporting talent become our patron, especially in the year of the London Games, is a huge boost for the organisation.'