Prolific Roberts inspires ParalympicsGB to opening wheelchair rugby triumph
Jim Roberts scored 27 tries to lead ParalympicsGB to a pulsating 50-47 victory over Canada in their mixed wheelchair rugby opener. Great Britain's …
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Dominant Storey claims ParalympicsGB’s first Tokyo gold
Dame Sarah Storey powered to ParalympicsGB's first gold at Tokyo 2020 - and crushed her own world record in the process. So often the standard bear…
Must-see Paralympic events
With 540 individual events across 22 summer Paralympic disciplines, you could be forgiven for missing a few. Here we pick the events that you sho…
Let the Games Begin!
At last, the delayed but much anticipated 2020 Paralympics are fast approaching. The Tokyo 2020 Games are likely to go down in history as the…
The best thing on telly!
Channel 4 have announced an amazing Paralympic broadcasting package that’ll have viewers glued to the action for the whole Games fortnight. Channel…
A Paralympian’s tale – How sport can unlock potential of children with cerebral palsy
1 in every 400 babies in the UK is born with a type of cerebral palsy according to the Office for National Statistics. For the family, having the righ…
Supporting GB Para-athletes with the Hogan Lovells bursary
Our law firm is built on a culture of engagement: a global network where we all support each other, open-mindedly and wholeheartedly. Naturally, encou…
Inspirational Adepitan, a true Paralympian champion
Paralympic medal winner and TV presenter, Ade Adepitan inspired his audience at the University of East London (UEL) with a message of overcoming life’…
Blind student aiming for Paralympics
‘I dropped out of sport in school because I couldn’t see; now I’m aiming to be a Paralympian.’ Megan, 16 from Leeds was registered severely sight i…
Forthcoming World Cup To Be “Great Step Forward For British Sport
Para-cycling events at the forthcoming TISSOT UCI Track World Cup in London will represent a “great step forward for British sport” according to Great …
British Para-Swimming announces 2019 Performance Squads
British Para-Swimming has selected 55 athletes to be part of its World Class Performance Programme for the 2018/2019 season. A robust performance re…
Craig calls time on racing career
London 2012 Paralympic Champion Josef Craig has announced his retirement from Para-Swimming after a career that saw him compete and achieve on the very…
Fox announces retirement from Para-Swimming
Paralympic Gold medallist Jonathan Fox MBE has called time on a successful career that has spanned almost 18 years and saw him win medals at three Para…
Scots Teen Sportstar Kayleigh Champions Racerunning On Global Platform
Scottish teenage para athlete Kayleigh Haggo is going all out to put RaceRunning in the world spotlight when she competes in the sport in the WPA Europ…
Euro title No.2 for Tai
Alice Tai led the British effort in the pool on the fifth night of finals of the 2018 European Championships in Dublin as she claimed her second contin…
GB One-Two closes Europeans day four
A British one-two brought the curtain down on the fourth day of competition in Dublin in a night that saw a total of eight medals for British Para-Swim…
Smith crowned boccia world champion in Liverpool
It’s onwards to Tokyo for David Smith MBE after a magnificent performance in Liverpool saw the Paralympic gold medallist crowned BC1 world boccia champ…
Trio of Gold for GBR on day three
British athletes collected eight more medals on the third day of the European Para-Swimming Championships 2018 including three golds, plus a World reco…
Dublin serves up medal bonanza for GBR
Britain’s Para-Swimmers had a successful day at the office on the second day of competition of the World Para-Swimming European Champs, which included …
Making Japan Accessible For All
With the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics just around the corner, accessible travel in and around Japan is taking off. Increasingly, changes in attitude and t…
The National Paralympic Heritage Trust will bring local Paralympic history to life with support from a new grant.
At the moment the work of Professor Sir Ludwig Guttmann is celebrated in a portrait at Stoke Mandeville Stadium and the main sports centre building nam…
Paralympic champion Wylie announces retirement
Paralympic champion Matt Wylie is to retire from competitive swimming. The Rio S9 50m freestyle gold medallist has taken the decision following a re…
Inspirational Paralympic Champion Receives Honorary Doctorate From UWS
Paralympian Aileen Neilson received an Honorary Doctorate from UWS at its graduation ceremony on 26 June 2018 at the Town House, Hamilton. Aileen is…
Path to Tokyo 2020: Path to Success Announces Sponsorship of Twelve Female Para-Athletes
Leading disability charity Path to Success has announced the sponsorship of twelve female para-athletes who are seeking to realise their dream of winni…
Louise Fiddes tops standings in World Para SwimmingWorld Series for best performing female swimmer
The 17-year-old from Hatfield took the title with 4,041 points across the series that incorporated legs in Italy, Sheffield and Berlin. Canadian thr…