Para sport & Paralympic News
- Decaesstecker Wins Belgium’s Prestigious Award for Top Para-Athlete 10.02.2012 Swimmer Sven Decaesstecker has been announced as the recipient of National Trophy Victor Boin 2011 – the award for Belgium’s para-athlete at the international level.At the 2011 International...
- Belgian Handcyclist Decleir Wins SportsPress Paralympian of 2011 19.12.2011 Declair takes award after finishing year ranked world number 1 for Road Race.
- Dutch Men Prevail on Day 2 of NEC Wheelchair Masters 10.11.2011 On the second day of the NEC Wheelchair Masters singles tournament in Mechelen, Belgium, the men of the Dutch delegation proved they are the ones to beat, as Maikel Scheffers, Robin Ammerlaan and...
- Big Guns to go Head-to-Head at Wheelchair Rugby Euros 07.10.2011 In a repeat of the 2009 final, Sweden and Belgium will go head-to-head Friday (7 October) in the last day of Pool games at the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) European Championships...
- Belgium Hosts Paralympic Awareness Event in Brussels 20.09.2011 Nearl 40,000 people attended the event in Park Cinquantenaire in Brussels
- De Troyer Plans Retirement After Sestriere 10.01.2011 Belgian Alpine Skier Natasha De Troyer has announced she is planning to retire after competing in this month’s 2011 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Alpine Skiing World Championships in...
- Decaesstecker Named Belgian Paralympic Athlete of the Year 20.12.2010 Sven Decaesstecker has been named Belgian Paralympic Athlete of the Year this past weekend at the Sports Gala 2010 in Ostend, Belgium.More than 200 members of the Belgium press elected Decaesstecker,...
- Belgium Beats Sweden at Wheelchair Rugby Championships 20.10.2009 In a hard-fought final between the teams from Belgium and Sweden, Belgian athletes came out on top as they won 49-46 at the Wheelchair Rugby European Championships 2009.Coming in third place was the...