Paralympian Reid switches to GB

Canadian Paralympic athlete Stefanie Reid switches allegiances to Great Britain and will target a place on the GB team for the 2012 Paralympics.

Channel 4 lands 2012 Paralympics

Channel 4 has been awarded the UK television rights for the London 2012 Paralympics.

Paralympics deal fires starting gun for Channel 4’s post-Big Brother era

Channel 4 will bring the Paralympics enthusiasm and innovation – its coverage should be good for the games and the network
Snatching the 2012 London Paralympics from under the noses of the BBC is a real feather in Channel 4’s cap. And should give a tremendous boost to an event which has been gaining significantly in [...]

Channel 4 to show 2012 Paralympics

Broadcaster pledges that Paralympics will ‘take over Channel 4 for their duration’ after snapping up rights
Channel 4 has won the rights to broadcast the 2012 Paralympics games.
Although the BBC has the rights for the 2012 Olympics, the Paralympic broadcast rights were put out to tender.
Channel 4 announced today that it had been awarded the rights [...]

Volleyball – Sitting

Volleyball – Sitting

Countdown call for Paralympians

With 1,000 days to go until the 2012 Paralympics, disabled athletes still have time to take up new sports and win gold in London, says UK Sport.

Wheelchair rugby

Wheelchair rugby

Wheelchair Tennis

Wheelchair Tennis

Cyclist Storey aims to double up

Manchester’s Paralympic cycling champion Sarah Storey says she wants to compete in both the Olympics and Paralympics at London 2012.

Intellectual disability ban ends

Athletes with intellectual disabilities will once again be able to compete at the Paralympics from 2012.