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Tanni Grey-Thompson ‘would really love’ Ukraine to top medal table in Beijing

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has welcomed the decision to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from the Winter Paralympics and hopes Ukraine will top the medal table in Beijing. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) initially said athletes ...

03 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Sport

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson joins Yorkshire board

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson is one of six new people to have been voted on to the Yorkshire board. The Paralympic great, who won 11 gold medals during a distinguished career, was elected into non-executive positions alongside Lucy Amos, Leslie ...

28 May 2022 at 13:01

WRU sexism allegations ‘moment’ to change sports culture – Tanni Grey-Thompson

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has said allegations of sexism and discrimination against the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) are an opportunity for all other sport organisations in the country to change their culture. The Sport Wales chair was giving ...

15 Feb 2023 at 15:50

Cricket

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson made interim Yorkshire chair before Lord Patel exit

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has been appointed as interim chair of Yorkshire. Thompson moves up from her role as board member and non-executive director, with Lord Kamlesh Patel stepping down at the club’s next annual general meeting in ...

19 Jan 2023 at 14:05

Health & Wellbeing

Tanni Grey-Thompson: ‘Not every Paralympian has an inspirational story – they’re just sportspeople’

Famed as a trailblazer for disability sport and now a peer in the House of Lords, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson is still fighting to be seen on public transport – and against “constant” misconceptions. “I think I’ve been relatively ...

29 Nov 2023 at 10:20

Cricket

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson: Yorkshire paying price for handling of racism case

Yorkshire’s initial response to the Azeem Rafiq racism case was “poorly handled at almost every step”, according to the club’s interim chair. The club are awaiting sanctions from the Cricket Discipline Commission over their ...

05 Jul 2023 at 14:23

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson to lead new taskforce for disabled air passengers

Paralympic champion Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson is to lead a new taskforce created to ease air travel for disabled passengers, Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has announced. The group will aim to tackle issues such as ...

07 Nov 2024 at 00:01

Wheelchair users should have right to sue airports for poor care, says MP

Wheelchair users should be able to sue airports and airlines which fail to accommodate them, according to an MP who has chosen not to fly “for many years”. Daniel Francis, whose daughter has cerebral palsy, said the ...

19 Nov 2024 at 15:59

‘Hardest decision’ to support assisted dying Bill, MP with disability says

A Labour MP who has lived with a disability all her life has described her decision to support the assisted dying Bill as “one of the hardest that I have had to make”. Disabled people and disability rights ...

29 Nov 2024 at 13:57

Sport

Tanni Grey-Thompson backs initiative to unite generations of GB&NI Paralympians

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has hailed the launch of an initiative to unite every athlete who has competed at a Paralympic Games for Great Britain and Northern Ireland as an “amazing opportunity”. With ...

04 Jun 2024 at 17:48

Committee members step down amid row over axing of female football teams

Six committee members who voted to axe their football club’s female section – leaving 100 women and girls without a club – have stood down following an outcry, a local politician has said. Lioness Beth ...

10 Jun 2024 at 16:33

Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson had to ‘crawl off train’ at London King’s Cross

One of Britain’s most famous Paralympians had to “crawl off a train” at London King’s Cross station because no-one was there to help her, she said. Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson travelled on a train ...

27 Aug 2024 at 12:30

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