Para sport & Paralympic News
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German women take title
08.09.2012
Germany's women's wheelchair basketball team defeated Australia for gold at North Greenwich Arena.
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Onto the finals
06.09.2012
Germany's women's wheelchair basketball team was ecstatic after defeating the Netherland's to advance to play Australia for gold.
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Rehm shines in long jump at Olympic Stadium
31.08.2012
On the first night of athletics, Germany’s Markus Rehm won the long jump F42/44 and Ireland’s Jason Smyth cruised in his 100m T13 heat.
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Discipline to Give German Sitting Volleyballers Winning Edge
19.08.2012
The German team hope their discipline and passion will get them to the podium at the London 2012 Sitting Volleyball competition.
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Second UNOSDP Youth Leadership Camp concludes
03.07.2012
The UNOSDP Youth Leadership Camp held from 18-28 June aimed to give youngsters the knowledge and impetus to develop sport programmes in their own countries.
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32 World-Record Holders Head to IPC Euros
20.06.2012
Poland, Ukraine and Germany are all sending large numbers of current world-record holders to the IPC Athletics European Championships in Stadskanaal.
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Wheelchair Basketball: 12 Facts for London 2012
11.06.2012
Here’s a list of 12 interesting things you should know about Wheelchair Basketball at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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Players Go for Double Dutch Win at French Open
05.06.2012
With the Dutch team especially strong this year, Maikel Scheffers and Esther Vergeer may be able to take home both singles titles for the Netherlands.
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IPC Academy Trains Officials for IPC Swimming
31.05.2012
More than 40 participants from 19 countries took part in the six-day training programme.
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Judo: What to Watch
31.05.2012
With three days of grappling and struggling, Judo will be one of the highlights of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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Record Number of Female Athletics Events Proposed for Rio 2016
30.05.2012
IPC Athletics, the international governing body of para-athletics, has published its first draft of the medal event programme for the Rio 2016 Paralympics more than 1,550 days before the start of the...
- Germany's Women Catch Gold and USA Claims Bronze 27.05.2012 Germany beat Australia for gold and USA defeated Great Britain for bronze in women's Wheelchair Basketball at the BT Paralympic World Cup.
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Wheelchair Basketball Finals Set at BT Paralympic World Cup
26.05.2012
USA and Great Britain will play for gold on the men's side and Germany will challenge Australia for the title on the women's side on Saturday in Manchester.
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USA Men Win Gold and Germany Swipes Bronze
26.05.2012
USA defeated Great Britain in the finals and Germany finished in third place in the men’s Wheelchair Basketball competition at the BT Paralympic World Cup.
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Dutch win 25th World Team Cup Women's Title
25.05.2012
The Netherlands beat third seeds Japan in women’s final.
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British Embassy in Berlin Learn More About London 2012
25.05.2012
To coincide with 100 days to go celebrations for the London 2012 Paralympic Games, the German Bundestag Sports Committee held a public hearing at the British Embassy in Berlin to learn more about the...
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British-American Rivalry Heats Up in Manchester
24.05.2012
Great Britain won Day 3 on the Football 7-a-Side pitch and USA took the victory on the Wheelchair Basketball court at the BT Paralympic World Cup.
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Brazil and USA Win Big at BT Paralympic World Cup
24.05.2012
Brazil’s Football 7-a-Side team and USA’s Wheelchair Basketball squads opened up their competition in Manchester with large victories.
- Women’s Ice Sledge Hockey Hits Spotlight 09.05.2012 Philadelphia will play host to a three-team women’s Ice Sledge Hockey jamboree this weekend, the first of its kind.
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Great Britain Dominates First Adaptive Regatta of Year
30.04.2012
The 2012 Gavirate International Adaptive Regatta was the penultimate chance for teams to qualify before the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
