News from the British Paralympic Association, ParalympicsGB and Paralympic sports

10/01/2013

New coach of GB para-Archery team named

Michael Peart is to take over as the new coach of the GB para-Archery team.

29/12/2012

British Paralympic Association congratulates Paralympians awarded New Year’s Honours

The British Paralympic Association today extends its warmest congratulations to the Paralympic athletes who have been named on the New Year’s Honours list.

30/10/2012

Jonnie Peacock helps launch ParalympicGB “Sports Fest” to build on excitement from London 2012

ParalympicsGB gold medallist Jonnie Peacock is encouraging disabled people to sign up to the first ever ParalympicsGB Sports Fest, which was announced today (Tuesday October 30), to be held at the Surrey Sports Park in Guildford on Monday December 3 and Tuesday December 4.

05/09/2012

China beat Britain’s Archery men to bronze

Britain’s last shot at a London 2012 Archery medal fell short of its target when the men’s Recurve team were outclassed by China in the bronze medal match at the Royal Artillery Barracks this afternoon (Wednesday).

05/09/2012

GB’s pom-pom Archery women go out of team event

Britain's pom-pom waving archers went out of the women’s Team Recurve competition at Royal Artillery Barracks this morning, losing to Beijing silver medallists South Korea.

04/09/2012

Brown beats Clarke to gold in all-British Archery final

Danielle Brown retained her Paralympic Archery title, beating team-mate Mel Clarke in a nail-biting all-British women's Compound (Open) final that went down to the very last arrow at Royal Artillery Barracks today.

02/09/2012

Britain’s archers book semi-final berths

Danielle Brown overcame a nervous start to book her place in the Compound Open semi-finals as she continued her campaign to win a second successive Paralympic Games Archery gold at the Royal Artillery Barracks today (Sunday).

01/09/2012

Archer Vennard wins quarter-final place

Paralympic debutante Sharon Vennard was the sole British archer to win her knock-out match at the Royal Artillery Barracks on Saturday as Beijng silver medallist John Cavanagh and European champion Paul Browne both went out in the quarter-finals.

31/08/2012

Cavanagh reaches Archery quarter-finals as Stubbs misfires

John Cavanagh secured a quarter-final place in the men’s Compound (W1) Archery competition with a comprehensive win at the Royal Artillery Barracks this evening, but Beijing champion John Stubbs missed out in the Compound (Open) event after a shock defeat.