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The British Paralympic Association today (Thursday) announced the first British athletes to be selected for the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. They are John Robertson, Hannah Stodel and Stephen Thomas, who will represent Great Britain in the Sonar sailing class. Skipper Robertson, 32, has sailed with Stodel for four...

Four medallists from the Sydney Paralympic Games feature on the 10-strong shortlist of riders issued today (Tuesday) by the British Equestrian Federation and British Dressage, from whom the British team will be chosen for the Paralympic Games in Athens this September. Britain was the most successful equestrian nation...

Powerlifter Jason Irving staked a strong claim for a place on the British squad for the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games by breaking the British record for the second time in four weeks. The 29-year-old Manchester lifter set a British record of 172.5kg at the Malmo Open competition in Sweden. It came just four weeks after...