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Ade Adepitan on the impact disability representation can have on society

Ade Adepitan has said he felt like he and other disabled people were previously “fighting for their place in society” due to a lack of representation of the community on TV and in other forms of media. The former Paralympian basketball player ...

08 Mar 2022 at 08:25

Sport

IPC performs U-turn as Russian and Belarusian athletes banned from Paralympics

Russian and Belarusian athletes will be banned from the Beijing Winter Paralympics after the International Paralympic Committee reversed its original decision. The IPC’s announcement on Wednesday that athletes from those countries would be ...

03 Mar 2022 at 08:55

Sport

Paralympics U-turn sees Russians banned from Beijing as F1 reverses out of deal

Russian and Belarusian athletes will be banned from the Beijing Winter Paralympics after a U-turn from the International Paralympic Committee, while Formula One is pulling out of Russia entirely. This year’s race, due to take place in ...

03 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Sport

All ParalympicsGB athletes at Winter Games expected to be vaccinated

The British Paralympic Association expects all British athletes travelling to Beijing 2022 to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and has warned the team cannot be “complacent” in dealing with the virus. Between 20 and 25 ...

05 Jan 2022 at 11:25

Sport

On this day in 1984: Torvill and Dean celebrate Olympic gold success in Sarajevo

British skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won Olympic gold in Sarajevo in the ice dance category with perfect scores of 6.0 from all 12 judges, on this day in 1984. The duo from Nottingham performed a dance ...

14 Feb 2022 at 07:25

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Channel 4’s disabled presenting line-up for Winter Paralympics is ‘global first’

The presenting team for Channel 4’s coverage of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games will be made up entirely of disabled presenters and pundits in what the broadcaster says is a “global first” for a “world ...

07 Feb 2022 at 01:26

Laois Garda will represent Irish law enforcement in Special Olympic torch run

Events & Listings

Sergeant Paul Howard of Abbeyleix Garda station will represent An Garda Síochána in the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics winter games. Sgt Howard is one of 106 enforcement officers around the globe to ...

23 Sept 2024 at 18:33

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Tipperary Special Olympics Club athlete to represent Ireland in World Winter Games

Tipperary Special Olympics Sport Club have said they are "honoured" to have one of their chosen to represent Team Ireland at a major world event in 2025. Athlete Frank O'Dwyer, a native of Ballylanders, has ...

15 Oct 2024 at 08:33

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