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Para athletes ‘truly members of the team’ at record-breaking Commonwealth Games

Double Paralympic champion Jonnie Peacock has hailed the “awesome” inclusivity of the Commonwealth Games as Birmingham hosts the largest integrated Para sport programme in the competition’s history. The 2022 Games, held from July 28 to August 8, ...

28 Jul 2022 at 15:41

Sport

Will Bayley ‘at the peak of his powers’ after securing Paris Paralympics place

Will Bayley believes he has emerged stronger from his pre-Tokyo injury nightmare after booking his place at his fifth Paralympic Games at the English Institute of Sport on Thursday night. The 35-year-old, who won a silver medal in the Japanese ...

07 Sept 2023 at 20:28

Paralympics

Millie Knight to compete in Karate World Championships after skiing retirement

Millie Knight, Great Britain’s most successful Paralympic downhill skier, had not envisioned a trip to the Karate World Championships when she decided to take up the martial art as “just a hobby” while studying for her degree. Yet that is ...

13 Oct 2023 at 16:40

Paralympics

Paralympian Tully Kearney commended for highlighting reclassification concerns

Para swimmer Tully Kearney has been commended for speaking out over her concerns about the process which led to her being reclassified last year. The BBC has reported that Kearney, who won S5 100 metres freestyle gold at the Tokyo Games ...

23 Jan 2024 at 15:14

Paralympics

Dame Sarah Storey aiming to further cement her legacy at ninth Paralympics

Dame Sarah Storey is determined to further cement her record-breaking legacy after overcoming injury and illness to reach an unprecedented ninth Paralympics. The 46-year-old cyclist wrote her name into the history books at Tokyo 2020 ...

22 Jul 2024 at 15:50

Scotland

Para sport to have unprecedented prominence at Commonwealth Games in Glasgow

The full session schedule for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games has been announced, with para sports taking on a role of unprecedented prominence. There will be more than 200 medals to be won across 10 sports and six para sports, ...

31 Jul 2025 at 16:41

Cycling

Lizzi Jordan hails impact of sport as she targets Paralympic glory in Paris

World champion cyclist Lizzi Jordan says sport has been her salvation since waking up blind following suspected food poisoning as she targets Paralympic glory in Paris. The 26-year-old contracted a rare strain of E. coli bacteria ...

06 Jun 2024 at 17:25

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