Disability Sport

'I believe in my guide runner more than myself', says blind Indian athlete
Two of India’s top visually impaired female athletes share the challenges of finding the perfect guide runner.
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Asia
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4 days ago
'Judo saved me' - Paralympic gold medallist Skelley retires
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Disability Sport
Posted
11 February
GB's Mapp retains Para-bobsleigh World Cup title
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Disability Sport
Posted
1 February
Hewett beats Oda to win 10th Grand Slam singles title
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Disability Sport
Posted
25 January
Hewett and Reid win sixth straight Melbourne title
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Disability Sport
Posted
24 January
Hewett into wheelchair singles and doubles finals
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Disability Sport
Posted
23 January
GB's Mapp opens big lead in Para-bobsleigh World Cup
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Disability Sport
Posted
19 January

More disability sport news

Debrunner and Hug set for London Marathon returns
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Athletics
Posted
13 January
UK Athletics charged with manslaughter over death of Paralympian
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Disability Sport
Posted
8 January
Quad series 'really exciting' for England
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Disability Sport
Posted
6 January
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Cockroft among Paralympians to get New Year Honour
Posted
30 December 2024
Delhi to host 2025 World Para Athletics Championships
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Disability Sport
Posted
19 December 2024

UK Sport invests record £330m for 2028 LA Games
UK Sport says it will invest a record £330m in Britain's Olympic and Paralympic sports for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.
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Olympic Games
Posted
16 December 2024
GB Paralympian Arnott dies aged 25
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Disability Sport
Posted
13 December 2024
Para-surfing champion to show sport is 'attainable'
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Disability Sport
Posted
20 December 2024
Storey 'gutted' to be out of Dancing on Ice
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News
Posted
6 December 2024
Hill wins bronze in Para-snowboard season opener
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Disability Sport
Posted
29 November 2024
Why do Team GB and ParalympicsGB run separately?
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Olympic Games
Posted
22 November 2024
England beaten by France in wheelchair international
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Disability Sport
Posted
23 November 2024

Who are the Commonwealth Games winners and losers?
The Commonwealth Games will take place in 2026 after Glasgow stepped in to host, but the stripped-back event has left some celebrating and others disappointed.
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22 October 2024
'Running was brutal, now I'm in the Ironman'
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Disability Sport
Posted
21 October 2024
How do we keep the Para-sport movement going?
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BBC Teach
Posted
20 September 2024
The best pictures from the 2024 Paralympics
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Disability Sport
Posted
9 September 2024
What will be the legacy of an 'amazing' Paralympics?
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Disability Sport
Posted
8 September 2024
Seven of the best stories from a brilliant Paralympics
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Disability Sport
Posted
8 September 2024
GB win medals in all but one sport - best Paris 2024 stats
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Disability Sport
Posted
8 September 2024

Paris: Grassroots to Glory

'Completed it, mate' - Truesdale. Audio, 3 minutes
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BBC Local Radio
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Medallist Twomey is 'fantastic role model' Audio, 3 minutes
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BBC Local Radio
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'Unbelievable' silver for 13-year-old Winnifrith. Audio, 4 minutes
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BBC Local Radio
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Games of Thrones star Coombs wins silver. Audio, 3 minutes
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BBC Local Radio
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Paralympic athlete profiles

Husnah Kukundakwe: I hope others will feel courage to join in. Video, 00:02:53
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Disability Sport
Posted
21 August 2024
Elena Semechin: 'I didn't know if I could be repaired' Video, 00:02:47
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Disability Sport
Posted
12 August 2024
Bly Twomey: 'Table tennis makes all my worries go away' Video, 00:02:39
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Disability Sport
Posted
13 August 2024
Phelipe Rodrigues: 'It will be hard to do my last splash' Video, 00:02:47
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Disability Sport
Posted
13 August 2024
Bo Kramer: 'There isn't just one road that leads to success' Video, 00:02:34
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Disability Sport
Posted
13 August 2024

Super Movers for Every Body

'I don't let anyone tell me I can't do something' - Kadeena Cox
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BBC Teach
Posted
22 August 2024
David Smith on why more people should be playing boccia
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BBC Teach
Posted
27 August 2024
Meet Iona Winnifrith - ParalympicsGB's youngest swimmer
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BBC Teach
Posted
21 August 2024
How to get into Paralympic sports
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BBC Teach
Posted
12 August 2024
About Super Movers for Every Body
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BBC Teach
Posted
2 April 2024

Watch and listen

'Don't tell disabled people they can't do sport' - Sugar. Video, 00:02:47
In her new BBC Wales show, Olivia Breen meetsTokyo para-canoe gold medallist Laura Sugar as both athletes are selected for the Paris Paralympics.
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Disability Sport
Posted
1 July 2024
'I was ashamed of my disability before London 2012' Video, 00:00:44
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Disability Sport
Posted
27 June 2024
Catalans beat Wigan in Wheelchair Challenge Cup final. Video, 00:05:25
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Disability Sport
Posted
1 June 2024
Carriage driving gives 'new sense of freedom' after car crash. Video, 00:01:58
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Disability Sport
Posted
18 April 2024
The former Mr England hoping to make Paralympics. Video, 00:01:45
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Disability Sport
Posted
29 March 2024
Special Olympics: Five Days in Folgaria. Video, 00:25:55
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Disability Sport
Posted
19 February 2024
Sporting Witness. Rajeev Bagga: Deaflympic badminton champion. Audio, 10 minutes
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BBC World Service
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How to get into disability sport
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Disability Sport
Posted
31 August 2016
Access All: Disability News and Mental Health
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BBC Sounds
Paralympic classifications explained. 5 Live In Short. Audio, 00:01:36
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BBC Radio 5 Live
Posted
7 September 2016

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