PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Six Paralympians shortlisted for Laureus award
Six Paralympic athletes who all won medals at the London 2012 Paralympic Games have been shortlisted for the prestigious Laureus Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award.
Perales receives prestigious sport award in Spain
The Premios AS del Deporte are awarded to the best Spanish athletes each year.
IPC Alpine Skiing names Liski official supplier
Italian sport equipment company Liski will provide IPC Alpine Skiing with a range of products to aid ski slope preparation, maintenance and equipment.
No. 20: Choi vaults from hospital bed to podium
Korea’s Gwang-Geun Choi wasn’t even expecting to make the judo podium at London 2012, two weeks after getting out of the hospital, but he came away with gold.
IPC Alpine Skiing names Liski official supplier
Italian sport equipment company Liski will provide IPC Alpine Skiing with a range of products to aid ski slope preparation, maintenance and equipment.
Michele George: Living from party to party
It is awards season and Belgium’s equestrian star Michel George gives an insight into her busy life post London 2012
Mareike Adermann: How my time flies
The German wheelchair basketball player talks about returning home for the first time since London 2012
#Paralympics trends to No. 1 on Twitter
: #Paralympics topped the table for the most trending UK sport event of 2012, beating off stiff competition from the Olympics and football clubs.
Houdet and Vergeer 2012’s world champions
France’s Stephane Houdet and the Netherland’s Esther Vergeer finished the year as the top-ranked men’s and women’s wheelchair tennis players, respectively.