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‘Shocking’ Rio funding crisis could see 50 countries forced to withdraw

By John Pring on 18th August 2016 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

‘Shocking’ Rio funding crisis could see 50 countries forced to withdraw
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Paralympians have spoken of their shock at learning that 50 of the poorest nations could have to withdraw from next month’s Paralympic Games in Rio because of financial problems facing Brazil’s organising committee. Thousands of athletes from countries that were relying […]

Paralympians’ surprise at IPC failure to store samples from London 2012

By John Pring on 18th August 2016 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Paralympians’ surprise at IPC failure to store samples from London 2012
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British Paralympians have expressed surprise and disappointment after learning that drug cheats from the London and Beijing Paralympics will escape exposure because the world governing body could not afford to store blood and urine samples for future retesting. Disability News Service […]

Countdown to Rio: Nicholls looks for a ‘crowning’ achievement

By John Pring on 18th August 2016 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Countdown to Rio: Nicholls looks for a ‘crowning’ achievement
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She joined Hannah Cockroft on her lap of honour after finishing seventh behind Britain’s double gold medallist in the T34 200 metres in London 2012. But four years on, Mel Nicholls believes she has a real chance of causing an upset […]

Paralympic drug cheats from London and Beijing will escape exposure, admits IPC

By John Pring on 11th August 2016 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Paralympic drug cheats from London and Beijing will escape exposure, admits IPC
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Drug cheats from the London and Beijing Paralympics will escape exposure because the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) could not afford to store their blood and urine samples for future retesting Disability News Service (DNS) can reveal. Leading British Paralympians had called […]

Arts Council funding is ‘vote of confidence’ in disability arts organisation

By John Pring on 11th August 2016 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Arts Council funding is ‘vote of confidence’ in disability arts organisation
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The Arts Council has awarded hundreds of thousands of pounds to the disability arts movement in a bid to address the under-representation of disabled-led organisations among those receiving its funding. Arts Council England (ACE) announced this week that it was awarding […]

Countdown to Rio: Britain’s most successful boccia star bids for fifth medal

By John Pring on 11th August 2016 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Countdown to Rio: Britain’s most successful boccia star bids for fifth medal
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He is Britain’s most successful boccia player, and will be taking part in his fifth Paralympics, but Nigel Murray is as excited about Rio 2016 as he was about taking part in his first games in Sydney 16 years ago. Murray […]

Paralympians’ exploits ‘will encourage engagement with disabled people’

By John Pring on 28th July 2016 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Paralympians’ exploits ‘will encourage engagement with disabled people’
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The disabled chair of the organisation that will manage Britain’s team at September’s Paralympic Games in Brazil has explained how it plans to use their sporting performances in Rio and beyond to “inspire a better world for disabled people”. Tim Reddish, […]

Star’s frustration as boccia misses out – again – on live TV at Paralympics

By John Pring on 21st July 2016 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Star’s frustration as boccia misses out – again – on live TV at Paralympics
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One of the most experienced members of the British ParalympicsGB team has said he is “frustrated” and “disappointed” that his sport will not be televised live at the Rio Paralympic Games in September. Nigel Murray is the first member of ParalympicsGB […]

Rio Paralympics scraps plans to expand number of sports covered live

By John Pring on 14th July 2016 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Rio Paralympics scraps plans to expand number of sports covered live
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Nearly half the sports at this summer’s Paralympic Games in Rio will not be covered live on television after the host city scrapped plans to pay for an expansion of its coverage. The Rio organising committee has decided not to provide […]

Gould honoured for international DaDaFest work

By John Pring on 16th June 2016 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Gould honoured for international DaDaFest work
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A leading Deaf arts festival director has been recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours after years of work that have seen her develop relationships with disabled artists from across the world. Ruth Gould (pictured), artistic director of Liverpool-based DaDaFest, has been […]

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