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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 […]

DPAC will use Paralympics to highlight austerity impact in week of action

By John Pring on 11th August 2016 Category: Activism and Campaigning

DPAC will use Paralympics to highlight austerity impact in week of action
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Disabled activists are to hold a week of action to coincide with the start of the Rio 2016 Paralympics, in a bid to highlight the impact of austerity-driven cuts on disability rights. Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) hopes to use the […]

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 […]

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, […]

Cockroft’s fear of PIP reassessment and losing independence as she heads for Rio

By John Pring on 21st July 2016 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Cockroft’s fear of PIP reassessment and losing independence as she heads for Rio
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One of Britain’s biggest stars from the London 2012 Paralympics has said she is “scared” that she will lose her independence when she is reassessed for the government’s new disability benefit. Wheelchair racer Hannah Cockroft has yet to be assessed for […]

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 […]

Channel 4 enlists YODA for its Year of Disability

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

Channel 4 enlists YODA for its Year of Disability
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Channel 4 has pledged to double the number of disabled people appearing in 20 of its biggest TV shows this year, as part of what it is calling its Year of Disability. The broadcaster’s commitment to increase representation of disabled people […]

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