The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday
Britain's top wheelchair athletes were honoured at the 13th annual British Wheelchair Sports Awards on Saturday night.
First Tracks!! Online Ski Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
Park City, UT - One of the longest standing teams in the Paralympics is changing its name to better reflect the high level of athleticism of its members to become the U.S. Adaptive Ski Team. Formerly known as the disabled team, the new Adaptive Team includes both alpine and cross country skiing in a program managed under the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA), the parent organization of the...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
Belgaum: Five swimmers from Belgaum have brought laurels to the State by winning 17 gold, five silver and seven bronze medals at the Ninth National Paralympics Swimming Championship held at Karnal in Haryana from November 13 to ...
MaldivianDigital® :: Forum (Free subscription) | 11/21/2008
BBC HD 'to be on air for longer' BBC HD will go on air at 7pm on weeknights during September, it has been confirmed. Games Today from Paralympics 2008 in Beijing will start the channel's...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
Dan Pepper, 19, dreams of competing in London's 2012 Paralympics
Forsyth Co. 4-H Archery Club (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
We’ve been following Lindsey Carmichael’s progress through preparing and competing in the Paralympics in Beijing China and her awesome bronze finish. She recently posted a blog entry about her plans for the future. It sounds like she’ll be busy for sure, with a business venture, writing a book, and school. Oh yeah, [...]
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
Governor Peter Obi of Anambra has assured that the state govern-ment would formally organise a reception for Njideka Iyiazu, gold medalist at the Beijing Paralympics.
The Ladies... love the Olympics (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
As Metsy was watching some paralympics stuff this weekend, she found an untapped source of hot men - paralympians. We here at Ladies… would be remiss if we did not share this with the rest of you. Follow me after the break for the photos, courtesy of Metschick. Oscar Pistorius (aka Blade Runner, the only non-American [...]
Inside the Lakers (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
As I write this, I have finished crying inside my cubicle after watching NBC's documentary about the Paralympics in Beijing. It is a 90-minute, continuous "Oh my" journey with amputee sprinters and swimmers, wheelchair basketball players and racers, a...
Fiji Times (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
FIJI's lone athlete to 2008 Summer Paralympics Games in Beijing, Ranjesh Prakash believes we are lacking the top class facilities that deprive our athletes from winning medals at the international games.
Forsyth Co. 4-H Archery Club (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
AN indomitable Moreton woman has died just months after getting out of her hospital bed to qualify for the Paralympics. Lynne Burton, 34, needed to undergo a third liver transplant but a suitable organ could not be found, resulting in her condition deteriorating until she passed away. She finished second in a selection shoot to qualify [...]
Fiji Times (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
A TEAM of seven athletes from Samoa are participating in the 2008 Fiji Paralympics Games held at the National Stadium for exposure and development of the sports back home.
JFActivist (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
NBC & UNIVERSAL SPORTS BRING INSPIRING ATHLETE STORIES TO THE SCREEN WITH BEIJING PARALYMPIC GAMES Paralympians take over TV beginning November 9 with an NBC Sports special of the extraordinary athletes narrated by Bob Costas followed by extensive event coverage...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/01/2008
THE National Paralympics Committee (NPC) has failed to raise Frw20 million as estimated budge for the 2nd World Sit-ball Championships set for November 7-8 in Kigali.
PR Leap - Recent News Releases (Free subscription) | 10/31/2008
Treloar's has launched a drive to help a team of students dreaming of the 2012 Paralympics realise their goal, following the success of Treloar's alumni in Beijing.
