Mayor announces National Paralympic Day celebration in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Top disabled athletes and performers will return to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park for an exciting celebration of sport and culture to mark National Paralympic Day…
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‘Front Line to Start Line’
First ‘Front Line to Start Line’ event to discover Paralympic talent of the future held on anniversary of London 2012 On the anniversary of the opening of the…
EFDS responds to legacy report
The Commons Education Select Committee published a report on its inquiry into school sport. It made recommendations for schools and Government to support the delivery…
British Paralympic Association bring Non-Executive Directors on board
The British Paralympic Association (BPA) today announced the appointment of three Non-Executive Directors following a thorough and highly competitive recruitment process. The BPA updated its…
Supporting more disabled people to be active for life
The English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) has launched a Strategic Plan to guide its work through to 2017. Called ‘Active for Life’- it sets…
Standard Life GB Men’s wheelchair basketball squad crowned Champions of Europe
In a thrilling European Championship Final which went right down to the wire, the Standard Life GB Men wheelchair basketball team retained their European Championships…
Sports scheme offers vital outlet for disabled people
A new project which will offer vital sports opportunities for disabled people in Sutton is getting underway after a successful pilot scheme. Sportsability provides people with…
Cockroft hails ParalympicsGB Sports Fest a “fantastic success”
The second ParalympicsGB Sports Fest was hailed by double Paralympic gold medallist Hannah Cockroft today as a “fantastic success”. Over 700 people attended over the…
GB Wheelchair Rugby at Naidex National 2013
Wheelchair Rugby demonstrations from some of the stars of London 2012 – at Naidex over the course of a fun-packed three days 30 April to…
IPC backs Glasgow 2014 to stage best ever Commonwealth Games for Para-Sport
Glasgow 2014 has today (Wednesday, 17 April) been backed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to stage the most successful Para-Sport programme in Commonwealth Games…
British Polio Fellowship Indoor Games ‘probably the best yet’
Despite inclement weather rendering much of the weekend’s sporting calendar ‘abandoned’, hundreds of British Polio Fellowship Members still managed to descend on Leicester, braving the…
Sophie’s Choice
In May 2012, when aged just 15, Bath’s Sophie Kamlish sprung onto the international Paralympic scene as she won a bronze medal in her first…
BPA congratulate Swansea on successful 2014 IPC European Athletics Championships bid
The British Paralympic Association (BPA) sends congratulations to the successful Swansea bid to host the IPC European Athletics Championships in 2014. Tim Hollingsworth, Chief Executive…
Gold medallists among junior swimmers in Sheffield
This weekend Paralympic gold medallists Josef Craig MBE and Jessica-Jane Applegate MBE will join 180 disabled swimmers at the Nationwide Junior and Youth Swimming Championships…
Children’s perceptions of disabled athletes improved by Paralympics
Research by Nottingham Trent University has suggested that there has been a positive change in children’s attitudes towards and perceptions of disabled athletes since the…