PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Alex Zanardi - Male Athlete of the Month August-September 2012
Former motor racer Alex Zanardi garnered 48 per cent of the vote after a stellar handcycling performance in London.
IPC announces Athlete of the Month shortlist for Best Female
Nominees for the top female performance from August and September include: Jacqueline Freney, Yu Chui Yee, Sophie Christiansen, Sarah Storey, Muffy Davis and Esther Vergeer.
Alex Zanardi - Male Athlete of the Month August-September 2012
Former motor racer Alex Zanardi garnered 48 per cent of the vote after a stellar handcycling performance in London.
Paralympic Values Will Continue to Inspire School Children Across the UK
BOA and BPA to partner to take official London 2012 education programme ‘Get Set’ forward.
IPC announces Athlete of the Month shortlist for Best Female
Nominees for the top male performance from August and September include: Jacqueline Freney, Yu Chui Yee, Sophie Christiansen, Sarah Storey, Muffy Davis and Esther Vergeer.
Largest-ever Parapan American Games to be held in Toronto
The TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Organizing Committee (TO2015) has announced no fewer than 1,500 para-athletes for the TORONTO 2015 Parapan American Games.
Sochi 2014 Puts Creativity at the Heart of its Cultural Olympiad
The Sochi 2014 Cultural Olympiad encourages public to take part in Sochi 2014 Winter Games' Cultural Programme.
Charities Donate Specialist Wheelchairs to Increase UK Participation
The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust and The Tennis Foundation have launched a new initiative which will see 60 tennis wheelchairs donated for free to tennis venues across Great Britain.
World Congress on Sports Medicine Comes to a Close
"Sports Medicine, the challenge for global health: Quo Vadis?" was the theme of the XXXII World Congress on Sports Medicine.
Helena Lucas nominated for World Sailor Award
Being the only woman in the 2.4mR fleet with three former Paralympic gold medallists up against her did not stop Lucas from claiming gold. Now she has been nominated for the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards 2012.