Headlines: January 2006
Board sanctions GB football team for 2012 and 2008 | 31.01.06

Great Britain looks set to field a football team at the 2008 and 2012 Games after British Paralympic Association (BPA) board members voted this week to take a full team to the 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Games subject to qualification standards being met. The BPA vote means that sports such as football, alongside...

GB crew takes gold on dramatic final day | 25.01.06

The GB crew of John Robertson, Hannah Stodel and Stephen Thomas put up a superb performance on the final day of the 2006 Alcoa IFDS World Disabled Sailing Championships in Western Australia to successfully defend the world title they won in Denmark last year and qualify for the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. Helena...

GB crews lead at halfway stage in Perth | 23.01.06

British crews hold the lead in both classes at the halfway stage of the 2006 Alcoa IFDS World Disabled Sailing Championships in Australia. The Sonar crew of John Robertson, Hannah Stodel and Stephen Thomas, defending the world title they won last year in Denmark, have a two point lead over the German boat skippered by...

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