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…
Tag: Disabled Sports
Pollyanna’s Ballet Dream Continues Thanks To Dorset Orthopaedic
A teenager who dreams of being a ballerina has been helped on her quest by experts from a ground-breaking BBC Two show and Dorset Orthopaedic. Polly…
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…
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…
Great Britain Names Men’s Squad For 2018 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships
British Wheelchair Basketball has announced the GB men’s squad for the 2018 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships, which will take place in Hamburg…
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…
Power2inspire announces its Third Festival of Inclusive Golf
Power2inspire is thrilled to announce its Third Festival of Inclusive Golf at the lovely 9 hole par 3 Cambridge Lakes Golf Course. Taking place on a Fr…
Tanni Grey-Thompson hails ‘amazing’ Panathlon showpiece final
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson was a rapt spectator as 200 disabled children from across the capital took part in Panathlon's showpiece London Multisport…
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…
London youngsters going for gold in ‘mini Paralympics’
More than 200 disabled school children from 24 schools in eight London boroughs will get a rare opportunity to compete in an Olympic and Paralympic ven…
Double Amputees to Cycle 1500 kms Across New Zealand
Severely injured soldiers and veterans making up three international teams from the; UK, Canada, and New Zealand, are to cycle, using specialist recumb…
Greenbank Sports Academy works with LCR 4.0 to develop UK’s first dual-sports wheelchair
Greenbank Sports Academy (GSA), part of Liverpool-based charity, Greenbank, has developed a first-of-its-kind dual-use sports wheelchair that allows us…
Summer Surf Challenge 2018 Launched!
The annual Summer Surf Challenge for 2018 will be taking place on the 7th and 8th of July this year at Watergate Bay. The Surf Challenge takes place…
Jones doubles up as England seal three wheelchair marathon medals
Two races, two different sports, two medals – Jade Jones has certainly made sure to enjoy herself on the Gold Coast at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. …
Wilson leads home nations table tennis success
Ross Wilson conceded he was pushed all the way by close friend and teammate Kim Daybell before eventually sealing the Commonwealth Games para table ten…
Lyle adds Commonwealth silver to medal collection
Paralympic, world, European and now a Commonwealth medal – Maria Lyle has already completed the set when it comes to sprinting. Add in the fact that…
Lily Rice will be the first GB representative at the World WCMX Championships in California
Wheelchair sport whizz-kid Lily Rice is getting ready to take on the world. The 14-year-old from Manorbier, on the south coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales…
The Energy Within starring Champion Paralympian Stefanie Reid is here!
The Energy Within is an inspiring short film about a para-athlete who finds the courage to follow her seemingly impossible dream. Set on the red tarmac…
Para badminton is the latest addition to the Paralympic family, making its debut in Tokyo 2020
Para badminton is competitively played by players with a range of physical disabilities split into six categories and a separate system for those with …
PyeongChang 2018: Our greatest Paralympic Winter Games
With the action now come to a close and the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games officially the most successful in ParalympicsGB’s history with a g…
Fitzpatrick and Kehoe go for gold in final race
Menna Fitzpatrick and Jennifer Kehoe have become Paralympic slalom champions and Great Britain’s most decorated Paralympic winter athletes of all time.…
Meenagh thrilled after strong biathlon performance
Scott Meenagh is excited for the future after he put in a display that bodes well in the men’s 15km biathlon sitting at PyeongChang 2018. In his fin…
World Champion Wheelchair Racer Sammi Kinghorn prepares for Commonwealth Games
Double World Champion wheelchair racer and Scottish Sports Personality of the Year 2017, Sammi Kinghorn, is currently preparing for her biggest challen…