The waiting is over for ParalympicsGB athletes to take centre stage as the 15th summer Paralympic Games officially got underway following the Opening Ceremony at the famous Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Mr Michel Temer, the acting President of the Republic of Brazil, officially opened the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games during a colourful and vibrant ceremony ... Read More »
Paralympic Legend Lee Pearson selected to fly the flag for ParalympicsGB as Rio 2016 prepares for Opening Ceremony The day is here for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games to open, ParalympicsGB has confirmed that Lee Pearson CBE, one of the team’s most decorated and experienced athletes to compete in Brazil, will carry the flag for Great Britain in the Opening ... Read More »
With 8 days to go until the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, Chef de Mission Penny Briscoe has declared that ParalympicsGB are ready to compete at their most competitive Games ever at Rio 2016. Last week’s delegation registration meeting (DRM) in Brazil confirmed that a total of 264 athletes will take to the field of play to ... Read More »
Around 680 hours of coverage from 13 sports will be live streamed on 15 High Definition (HD) channels on the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) website Paralympic.org during the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. The IPC selected Dailymotion to provide the streaming services. Dailymotion is the world’s second largest video sharing website with three billion video views per month. It also has ... Read More »
To reach the top of your sport is an achievement most people can only dream of, but Kadeena Cox has accomplished something even more remarkable, she’s a dominant force in two. The 25-year-old is the current world champion and world record holder in the 500m para-cycle time trail and world number two in the T38 400m sprint. What’s more, even ... Read More »
The British Paralympic Association, Help for Heroes & funders the Cadbury Foundation and Boshier-Hinton Foundation enable 21 athletes to experience a Paralympic Games as part of the Paralympic Inspiration Programme The British Paralympic Association (BPA) have launched its 2016 Paralympic Inspiration Programme (PiP) for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, with 28 athletes and coaches across thirteen Paralympic sports. The Programme, ... Read More »
As Olympic fever is upon us with Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic games, overseas disability charity CBM is very excited to announce their sponsorship of the Rwandan women’s sitting volleyball team. This is ground breaking sponsorship, as it has enabled Rwanda to be the first African country to send a women’s team to the Paralympics. The team of 25 women ... Read More »
Britain’s Wimbledon champions Gordon Reid, Alfie Hewett and Jordanne Whiley are among 25 world top 10 ranked players aiming to boost their Rio 2016 Paralympic aspirations when the 27th British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships takes place at Nottingham Tennis Centre from 26 – 31 July. Organised by the Tennis Foundation, the British Open is also the last Super Series event ... Read More »
Rio Woolf, an eight year old boy with a passion for the Paralympics, is the first in the UK and Ireland as well as the youngest to be fitted by Dorset Orthopaedic with the 1E93 Runner junior; a new junior running blade made by Ottobock. New Ottobock and Dorset Orthopaedic ambassador Rio, who is also known as Blade Boy Rio, ... Read More »
The British Paralympic Association (BPA) today announced the 31 swimmers who will compete for ParalympicsGB at Rio 2016, including Ollie Hynd who recently returned with three gold medals from the IPC Swimming European Championships to ensure he is one of the few athletes in history to hold Paralympic, World, European and Commonwealth titles at the same time. Hynd is joined ... Read More »
The December/January issue is out now of PosAbility Magazine. Read on to find out what’s inside the latest issue. Guest Columnist: Holly Bea, fashion and beauty blogger, shares her thoughts on the representation of disability in the fashion and beauty industry. Columnist: Our very own Mik Scarlet discusses society’s idea of disabled people, sex lives and relationships. His provides insight ... Read More »
THIS is the spectacular first image of how Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic park will look in 2016. Designs for the stunning complex have been revealed by the UK architects who created 2012’s Olympic park. The 300-acre waterfront venue, built on the old Brazil Grand Prix track, will host 15 sports, including swimming and hockey, and 11 Paralympic competitions. Read More »
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