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A retired Paralympian organising a mass participation disability sports event has defended accepting sponsorship from a company that spent years lobbying the government to make the out-of-work disability benefits regime harsher and more stressful. Unum has signed up as one of […]
One of Britain’s greatest Paralympians has told a parliamentary meeting to beware of claims that London 2012 “changed the world” for disabled people. Baroness [Tanni] Grey-Thompson (pictured) was speaking at a parliamentary meeting held to discuss the need for more to […]
The head of the British Paralympic Association (BPA) has been heavily criticised by MPs for failing to address cheating within the system that classifies disabled athletes, despite being in his post for more than six years. Tim Hollingsworth was giving evidence […]
Disabled athletes and their families have given evidence to MPs about widespread cheating within the Paralympic classification system. The committee has been told of one swimmer whose father bought her a wheelchair on eBay to try to mislead the officials who […]
Hundreds of disabled children in England are starting to benefit from a new fund that will provide them with the specialist prosthetic limbs they need to take part in sports and other activities that were previously inaccessible to them. The Department […]
Hannah Cockroft admits she has loved every minute of the celebrity lifestyle that has come in the wake of her two track gold medals at the London 2012 Paralympics. She’s been seen at awards ceremonies, taken part in fashion shoots, and […]
He was one of the biggest British names at the London 2012 Paralympics. There were wheelchair-racers Hannah Cockroft and David Weir, swimmer Ellie Simmonds… and T44 sprinter Jonnie Peacock. Peacock’s T44 final in London was one of the sporting highlights of […]
We’re just a week away now from the start of the Rio Paralympics, an event that for disabled people – depending on their viewpoint – is somewhere between a glorious celebration of sporting endeavour and a loathsome festival of ‘inspiration porn’. Chief […]
Matt Skelhon admits that he has struggled with his motivation in the lead-up to his third Paralympic games. Having competed in Beijing – where he won shooting gold – and in London, where he won silver and bronze, and becoming world […]
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 […]