ParalympicsGB news

Parents of talented athletes are forking out more than £7,000 a year to ensure their children have the opportunity to excel in their chosen sports. ... More

Sport England has launched a new Talent Plan for England, which outlines seven principles for plans to produce future international star athletes. The plan identifies ... More

Double Paralympic gold medallist Jonnie Peacock has launched a new online hub, designed to empower disabled people to become more physically active. Called Parasport powered ... More

Mike Sharrock has been appointed as CEO of the British Paralympic Association (BPA), succeeding Tim Hollingsworth, who was named Sport England CEO earlier this year. ... More

British Paralympic Association (BPA) chief executive Tim Hollingsworth has been named as the new CEO of Sport England. He will replace Jennie Price, who announced ... More

Paralympians are seen as the most inspirational athletes by children and young people, according to research by Virgin Media. When asked which group of sportspeople ... More

UK Sport’s ‘no compromise’ approach to funding elite sport “needs a rethink”, according Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson. Talking to Sports Management the former Paralympic champion said ... More

Sainsbury's, one of the key sponsors of the ParalympicsGB team, has renewed its partnership with the British Paralympic Association (BPA), supporting para-athletes for the next ... More

Nik Diaper, the former head of sport science and medicine for Paralympic sport at the English Institute of Sport (EIS), has joined the British Paralympic ... More

UK Sport has decided against funding wheelchair tennis’ world-class programme ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games, despite the Rio 2016 team bringing home six medals ... More

A report suggesting that the vast majority of the British public was not inspired by Team GB’s medal success at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games ... More

The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is on the hunt for a new chair for UK Sport to replace the outgoing Rod Carr. ... More

Mark England and Penny Briscoe – the two individuals who oversaw Team GB and ParalympicsGB’s success at the Rio 2016 Olympics – have been recognised ... More

Several coaches behind the success of Great Britain during the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympics have become the first to graduate from UK Sport’s Elite ... More

The British Paralympic Association has launched its first major public-facing campaign in an attempt to raise funds for the 2016 Rio Paralympics. Supercharge ParalympicsGB was ... More

Image: The closing ceremony of the 2012 Paralympics Up to a million people are expected on the streets of London today as British stars of ... More

Image: The park will offer a number of opportunities The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) has committed £2m towards a new disability sports festival, which ... More

adidas, Official Sportswear Provider of Team GB and ParalympicsGB, has unveiled the team kit that will be worn by the British athletes at the London ... More

A new charity challenge that forms part of a wider mass participation legacy programme for the 2012 Games has launched at Lord's Cricket Ground, London. ... More

Organisers of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games laid out the targets to be achieved by next summer as the countdown to the Opening ... More

The British Olympic Association (BOA), the independent body responsible for the management of Team GB, made a loss of more than £1.5m for the year ... More

Greenwich Leisure (GLL) hosted a Paralympic talent day for disabled athletes from across London and the south east last month. Organised by ParalympicsGB, in conjunction ... More