Kadeena Cox, spoke of how she wants her golden feats in athletics and cycling to inspire future generations. Ellie Robinson was so captivated by Ellie Simmonds at London 2012 that she took up swimming. Now she is a Paralympic champion, aged 15. (...)
When the Rio Paralympics began; many feared it would be a fiasco but some scintillating performances and stunning feats turned it into an unforgettable triumph of determination over disability, blurring the gaps between able- bodied and (...)
There were few dry eyes at the September 7 opening ceremony in Rio’s Maracana stadium when Marcia Malsar, who won gold for Brazil at the 1984 Paralympics, fell while carrying the torch. She was using a walking stick and the ground had become (...)
Sled hockey players and coaches from the Florida ICE, a local Fort Myers program, and the Florida Sled Bandits, a state-wide elite team, will be on hand to explain the sport, demonstrate skills, and help with on-ice lessons and scrimmages. (...)
Inside the Olympic Park, there are ramps, strategically placed railings, tactile paving inside venues, and more. It’s evident that experts designed the grounds for the Summer Games and Paralympics to be accessible to people with disabilities. (...)
Physically disabled and visually impaired young Northlanders tried out a host of sports at the Northland Junior Disability Sports Day. Hosted by Halberg Disability Sport Foundation and Parafed Northland, the event was held at ASB Stadium on (...)
With the Rio Paralympics in full swing and with Team GB having enjoyed huge success at the Olympics, now is the perfect time to start thinking about making a nomination for the Living Sport Sports Awards. The nomination process for the awards (...)
Merging the Olympic and Paralympic Games has been discussed from time to time. However but there is little support for the idea among the associations that govern the various sports represented. Almost nobody remembers George Eyser these days. (...)
Whether early or late entering the sport, you can still enjoy a lengthy career in a boat. Paralympic sailing even allows a vast range of disabilities to participate in a competitive environment. For one Rio 2016 Paralympic athlete these facts (...)
A disabled sports fan from Bracknell has hit out at unfit football venues, as she is forced to sit away from family and friends in live sporting events. Vicky Dennis, a wheelchair user from Forest Park in Bracknell, is part of the Muscular (...)
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