Tag Archives: sports

Wheelchair-Fencer, Dimitri Coutya took on Tough Mudder on Saturday in aid of disabled children in Africa. On Saturday 24 September, ParalympicGB fencer Dimitri Coutya, took part in the West Sussex Tough Mudder challenge. Arms, legs and wheels took on the gruelling SAS-style military course together with 10,000 others. 18-year old Dimitri returned from the Rio 2016 Paralympic games just days ... Read More »

Grant of £424,958 has been awarded to national deafblind charity, Sense, to fund the ‘Sporting Sense’ project. Sense, the national deafblind charity, has been awarded a grant of £424,958 from Sport England to increase opportunities for people with deafblindness to participate in sport and physical activity through its ‘Sporting Sense’ project. Sense will use the investment to continue developing a ... Read More »

The Elite Sports Performance Expo 2016 brings the greatest technology, training concepts, nutrition, and equipment in the world of professional sport to one venue over two electric days. The show stands as Europe’s most comprehensive platform for the technology that’s changing the game, and amongst the most exciting innovations showcased at this June’s event is whole body cryotherapy (WBC), the ... Read More »

The 2016 Mobility Roadshow incorporating Get Going Live! will be featuring an adaptive sports zone available to all visitors interested in playing inclusive sports such as wheelchair tennis and basketball, powerchair football and Boccia (26-28 May 2016, Silverstone, Northants).    The Mobility Roadshow incorporating Get Going Live! is the UK’s leading consumer-focused event offering the opportunity to test, trial and ... Read More »

The University of Nottingham Equestrian club’s Inclusive Riding Sessions are breaking new ground, providing students with a disability with the opportunity to access the mental, physical and social benefits of equestrian sports. These sessions aim to display how accessible horse riding is, and to improve the accessibility of sports at higher education institutions. Unfairly, for many people, disability is a ... Read More »

Have you heard of Inclusive Leisure? As the name suggests, Inclusive Leisure will be available to everyone – with equipment purpose built for disabled users, which in turn will make it accessible to all users. After spending 6 years working in the leisure industry in various roles as a gym instructor, personal trainer, outdoor activity leader and group fitness instructor, ... Read More »

British Blind Sport have announced the launch of a new pilot study, First Steps: activity pack for visually impaired children. 53 children with sight loss and their families are participating in the study and will receive their First Steps activity packs over the next couple of weeks.  Thomas Davies from British Blind Sport said: “We have worked for 40 years to ... Read More »