TRIPLE gold is bringing a Durham student closer to his Paralympic dream. Reece Palmer, 19, took another step to competing in Rio after winning several gold medals at different athletics events within weeks of each other. The New College Durham student, who has learning difficulties, joined around 100 other sportspeople with learning disabilities from across the UK to compete in ... Read More »
Teenage swimming star Amy Marren’s quest for gold at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games has been given a huge boost by Romford’s official Nissan retailer. Glyn Hopkin Nissan on London Road has provided the 15 year-old from Hornchurch – one of the youngest members of ParalympicsGB’s squad at London 2012 – with a new Nissan Qashqai. The car will be ... Read More »
The British Paralympic Association has today signed an agreement with the City of Belo Horizonte and the State Government of Minas Gerais that will see ParalympicsGB train and prepare in the city in the lead up to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games that will take place between 7th – 18th September 2016. Following major accessibility upgrades, the Universidade Federal ... Read More »
An inspirational Leicester teenager has set his sights on paralympic glory after transferring his basketball skills to a new sport. Read More »
Two-time Paralympic champion Danielle Brown has been granted the chance to prove her eligibility for Rio 2016. The British archer, 25, was banned from future disability events in November when qualification rules were revised. Read More »
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 »
Business advisory firm Deloitte and the British Paralympic Association (BPA) have announced the renewal of their partnership for the next four years, through to the end of 2016. Read More »
The British Paralympic Association congratulates Channel 4 on their appointment as UK host broadcaster for the 2014 and 2016 Paralympic Games. Tim Hollingsworth, CEO of the British Paralympic Association said: “Whilst this is clearly huge news for the Paralympic movement internationally, as it shows other broadcasters around the world that there is a real market for Paralympic sport, for us in ... Read More »
The British Paralympic Association (BPA) today welcomed the announcement by UK Sport that will see an overall increase to funding of 43% into Paralympic sport for the Rio cycle. Read More »
Team leaders, sports science and medicine practitioners and BPA core staff gathered yesterday (6 Nov 2012), to review the London 2012 Paralympic Games. The afternoon was dedicated to reviewing the successes and the challenges involved in the planning and delivery of the British team at London 2012, and analysing how plans and implementation can be improved over the next four ... 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 »
Quadruple London Paralympics champion David Weir is yet to decide whether he will continue competing until the Rio de Janeiro Games in 2016. The 33-year-old has won nine Paralympic medals across five separate Games. He told BBC London: “If you asked me four or five months ago, I’d say London would be my last Paralympics. “I just want to enjoy this moment, ... Read More »
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