Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Canada men's wheelchair basketball team

Canada earns place in history

Having won the men's wheelchair basketball tournament in three of the last four Paralympic Games, Canada may be one of the best to have ever played the game.

Canada men's wheelchair basketball team

Canada tips Australia for gold

Canada's men's wheelchair basketball team proved they are the best in the world, defeating Australia in the gold-medal game, while USA beat Great Britain for bronze.

Bradley Snyder

Take nothing for granted

US Navy hero Bradley Snyder, who lost his vision one year ago today (7 September), has already won Paralympic gold in London.

Evan O'Hanlon

What to watch: Day 10

Evan O'Hanlon, Tatytana McFadden and Oscar Pistorius are back at the track on Day 10, and there are finals in wheelchair basketball, wheelchair tennis and football 5-a-side.

Jacqueline Freney - London 2012

Freney takes it all

Jacqueline Freney had a perfect performance and won eight gold medals in all eight events she competed in the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Mareike Adermann

Adermann wakes up a champion

Mareike Adermann was the driving force behind Germany's women's wheelchair basketball team securing gold.

Arlen and Simmonds - London 2012

Arlen puts Simmonds under pressure

The women’s 100m freestyle S6 is likely to be the face-off between defending champion Eleanor Simmonds and American world record holder Victoria Arlen.