News from the British Paralympic Association, ParalympicsGB and Paralympic sports

21/05/2013

Double gold for GB Four in Italy

The GB Rowing Team’s mixed adaptive coxed four (LTAmix4+) took double gold at the Varese International in Italy at the weekend, racing in two different combinations.

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.

02/09/2012

GB Four win Rowing gold but shock fourth for Aggar at Eton Dorney

Britain’s rowers claimed one gold medal from their three finals at Eton Dorney on Sunday, when Pamela Relph, Naomi Riches, Dave Smith, James Roe and cox Lily van den Broecke overcame equipment failure to win the mixed Coxed Four.

01/09/2012

GB rowing crews ready to fire up the Dorney Roar one last time

The London 2012 Dorney Roar, a phenomenal wall of noise generated by the crowd at the Olympic and Paralympic rowing venue, will have one last outing tomorrow (Sunday) as GB rowers race in three medal races back-to-back in a final hour of drama.

01/09/2012

Double Scullers make it three in the finals for GB rowing crews

The ParalympicsGB mixed Double Scull of Army captain Nick Beighton and Sam Scowen put in a thrilling performance at Eton Dorney to win their repechage and qualify for the London 2012 Paralympic rowing final.

01/09/2012

Unbeaten Aggar and GB Four emphatically into Paralympic Rowing finals

ParalympicsGB's two reigning world champion crews, Tom Aggar in the men's single Scull and the mixed Coxed Four, both won their heats in style to secure places in Sunday's Rowing medal finals at Eton Dorney.

30/08/2012

Sculler Aggar to be first out for GB at Eton Dorney

Reigning Paralympic Champion, Londoner Tom Aggar, will be the first ParalympicsGB rower to race in front of the sell-out crowd at Eton Dorney on Friday.

29/08/2012

‘Born-again’ David Smith rows for gold medal at London 2012

British rower David Smith will complete an extraordinary life’s journey when he races for a medal in the Mixed coxed fours at Eton Dorney after returning to the sport from two neck operations in the past three years which almost ended his career.