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Sir Paul McCartney meets Sophie Christiansen

Sir Paul McCartney calls on the British public to support ParalympicsGB

Sir Paul McCartney has launched a £2 million fundraising campaign for ParalympicsGB to support athletes heading to the Beijing Games, as well as to invest in the future of disability sport in the UK both in the run up to London 2012 and beyond. BT - as a partner of ParalympicsGB - has helped...

British football teams selected for the Beijing Paralympics

Elite wheelchair tennis players to compete at Wimbledon for record prize money

Do you have what it takes to Britain’s next top Paralympian?

Feature Item: Simon Munn selected for fifth Paralympics

With four Paralympic Games, Paralympic silver and bronze and numerous world and European medals under his belt, 40-year-old Simon Munn is certainly the veteran of the recently selected men’s wheelchair basketball team for Beijing. ParalympicsGB caught up with the Staffordshire-based athlete to talk selection, career highs and medal hopes.

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The British Paralympic Association

The British Paralympic Association (BPA) is a registered charity which is responsible for selecting, preparing, entering, funding and managing Britain' s teams at the Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games.

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Paralympic Action

Calendar Highlights

21.06.08 | National Shooting Championships
Britain's shooters will be in action in the National Shooting Championships at Stoke Mandeville on Saturday, June 21 and Sunday, June 22, 2008.

04.07.08 | Fencing World Cup
The Fencing World Cup takes place in Warsaw, Poland from July 4 to 6, 2008.

26.07.08 | ParalympicsGB Talent ID Day
ParalympicsGB's next talent ID day is taking place at the National Indoor Arena (NIA) in Birmingham, on July 26, 2008 from 10am to 4pm.