Following a life-changing attack on tour in Afghanistan, and a stint as a PGA golf pro, a 36-year-old army veteran is relishing the healing power of PDRLPhysical Disability Rugby League is unsurprisingly filled with inspirational stories, but few are q…
Promise by Japan that rooms will stay accessible as Paralympics legacy follows Guardian revelation that hotels wanted payment for conversionsThe Japanese government has promised that all hotel rooms that are converted to make them accessible for wheelc…
As a Paralympic athlete, I know the Tokyo 2020 Games can be a catalyst for change. But Japan must shift how it treats disabilityThe Paralympic Games cannot, and should not, be expected to resolve every aspect of disability inequality or remove the prac…
• Paralympics GB team hit with ‘huge headache’ for training camp• Senior figure says hotels have shown a ‘total lack of interest’British Paralympic officials say they were left stunned when hotels near their training camp for the 2020 Games demanded th…
The Learning Disability Super League, to be launched in May, has been hailed as a ‘gamechanger’ for the sportOne of rugby league’s enduring qualities is that it remains at the heart of communities across its traditional base in the north of England. Ye…
• Governing body says 69 of 70 reinstatement criteria met• Russia has still not officially responded to McLaren reportRussia will rejoin the Paralympics community next month after the International Paralympic Committee decide to lift a suspension impos…
The six-time grand slam winner opens up on his ‘super busy’ life and how he strives to change perceptions around disabilityWheelchair tennis great Dylan Alcott likes to say he has seven jobs, although the release of his autobiography means bestselling …
The Invictus Games ambassador was serving in Afghanistan when he lost both legs. But in sport he found a way to stave off PTSD and other mental health issuesIt often gets forgotten amid the noise and glare of professional sport, but for the vast majori…
Owen Coyle Jr and his team have high hopes for the tournament next week with the Manchester City player Rhyce Ramsden explaining how much the sport means for the players“It all started about a year and a half ago,” remembers Rhyce Ramsden in his thick …
Owen Coyle Jr and his team have high hopes for the tournament next week with the Manchester City player Rhyce Ramsden explaining how much the sport means for the players“It all started about a year and a half ago,” remembers Rhyce Ramsden in his thick …
• Sponsors step in to finance side at tournament• FA says it will reconsider lack of funding for elite levelThe head coach of England’s amputee football side has thanked sponsors and the Premier League for donations that will enable the team to travel …
• Weir retired from international competition after Rio 2016• Sets his sights on marathon at Tokyo 2020 ParalympicsThe six-times Paralympic champion wheelchair racer David Weir has banished suicidal thoughts to make a U-turn on his vow never to race fo…
Record-breaking 17-year-old British Paralympian is making great strides in her charge towards gold at Tokyo 2020The custom-built £4,000 racing wheelchair that transported Kare Adenegan to a world record in London earlier this month has been accord…
England’s physical disability cricketers face Pakistan in their tri-series final on Wednesday with one-handed power-hitting to the forePerhaps you take some World Cup with your breakfast. Or maybe you prefer some late-night Wimbledon or a soupçon of To…
Records tumbled as South Korea hosted the biggest and most-watched edition of the Winter Paralympics to dateThe 12th Winter Paralympics have come to an end in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Here are a pick of the highlights from 10 days of action, featuring…
How things stood at the end of 10 days of competition in Pyeongchang, South Korea Continue reading…
Folk music, K-pop and tributes to Stephen Hawking – the 12th Winter Paralympics have come to a spectacular end in PyeongchangThe traditional closing ceremony has brought the curtain down on the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang. If you didn’t get …
As the curtain comes down on the Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, we bring you some of our favourite images from the action in South Korea Continue reading…
Teenager becomes Britain’s most decorated Winter ParalympianUSA beat Canada to gold in thrilling para ice hockey finalOn the last day of competition in Pyeongchang, 19-year-old Menna Fitzpatrick won Britain’s first gold of the Winter Paralympics in the…
Born with defects attributed to radiation from Chernobyl, the skier will be taking two gold medals home to the US woman who adopted herAfter finally winning a first Paralympic gold medal in Pyeongchang this week the USA’s Oksana Masters said: “I did no…
