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The curtain has come down on the 2014 Winter Paralympics in a colourful and spectacular ceremony in Sochi. Read More »
Games end with colourful ceremony
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GB curlers beat China to win bronze
Great Britain’s wheelchair curlers have won Winter Paralympic bronze after beating China 7-3 in a tense play-off in Sochi. Read More »
Fourth medal for Etherington and Powell
Visually-impaired skier Jade Etherington and guide Caroline Powell have become the most successful British women in Winter Paralympic history after a fourth medal in Sochi. Read More »
GB wheelchair curlers reach last four
Great Britain have reached the semi-finals of the wheelchair curling competition at the Sochi Paralympics, despite losing 6-3 to China in their last round-robin game. Read More »
Jade Etherington wins slalom silver
British skier Jade Etherington has won her third medal of the Winter Paralympics with silver in the visually impaired slalom. Read More »
Fog delays skiing as GB’s curlers suffer heavy defeat
Great Britain’s wheelchair curlers suffered a dreadful morning at the Ice Cube Curling Centre with a heavy 13-4 defeat to Finland. GB never got into gear against a side who had lost their opening four games. They also had the disruption of skip Aileen Neilson leaving the ice at the halfway point. On the ski slopes, the super combined event at Rosa Khutor ... Read More »
Kelly Gallagher wins Paralympic gold
Kelly Gallagher has won ParalympicGB’s first ever gold at the Winter Games with victory in the visually impaired super-G in Sochi. The 28-year-old from Bangor in County Down and her guide, Charlotte Evans, were first on the Rosa Khutor course and clocked one minute 28.72 seconds. Read More »
Knight to lead ParalympicsGB as flagbearer for Sochi 2014
Millie Knight, the youngest athlete to represent ParalympicsGB at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, will have the honour of carrying the flag for the British team at the Opening Ceremony. Read More »
Wheelchair tennis aces begin build-up to 2016 Paralympics at La Manga Club
La Manga Club helped play a part in Great Britain’s memorable Davis Cup victory against America this month, and the country’s leading wheelchair tennis players are hoping the top Spanish resort will inspire them to similar success – ultimately at the 2016 Paralympics. Read More »
ParalympicsGB Potentials Camp provides foundations for Paralympic hopefuls
The British Paralympic Association (BPA) has this weekend hosted the first of a series of multi-sport preparation camps aimed to support developing athletes in their preparations for Rio and beyond. The camp, which took place at the University of Bath on January 3-5, brought together almost 100 aspiring Paralympians from 11 different sports and included Para-Canoe and Para-Triathlon, which are both ... Read More »
London 2012 medallists on board as ParalympicsGB Sports Fest heads to Worcester
The British Paralympic Association (BPA) today announced that the third ParalympicsGB Sports Fest will take place at the University of Worcester Arena on Sunday November 24 and Monday November 25, 2013. London 2012 gold medallist Josie Pearson and silver medallist Dan Greaves have been confirmed as ambassadors for the event. Read More »
Parasport Website Traffic Rockets
The number of people visiting Deloitte Parasport (www.parasport.org.uk), the website which signposts people with a disability to sporting opportunities, has soared thanks to the Paralympic Games. Over 37,500 people visited the site between August 29th and September 10th, compared with 1,400 people during the same period last year, an increase of more than 2,000%. Read More »
