PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Italy Offers Rowers Penultimate Chance to Qualify
After the 2012 Gavirate International Adaptive Regatta this weekend, rowers will have only one more chance to qualify for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Michelle Obama to Open Warrior Games
USA’s first lady will deliver the remarks at the Warrior Games Opening Ceremony, and First Lieutenant Melissa Stockwell and British Armed Forces member Captain Simon Maxwell will light the cauldron.
London Paralympics Set to be Most Watched Games Ever
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has announced a record-breaking collection of Rights Holding Broadcasters to screen the Paralympic Games across the globe this summer.
Ottobock’s Travelling Exhibition Moves to Scotland
The IPC and Ottobock’s interactive exhibition, “Passion for Paralympics,” moved to the Glasgow Science Centre for two weeks.
Out of the Shadows and into the Limelight
How the Paralympic Movement is becoming a commerical success. (This article was first published in The Paralympian, the official magazine of the Parlaympic Movement).
GB Names Wheelchair Basketball Teams for Manchester
With the return of Jon Pollock and Terry Bywater, Great Britain’s men’s Wheelchair Basketball squad is looking strong for May’s BT Paralympic World Cup.
Sarah Storey: Cheshire Classic Win
In her next blog, Great Britain’s cyclist, Sarah Storey, writes about winning the Cheshire Classic.