disability sports news

Disability sports charity Activity Alliance has called on political parties to commit to giving disabled people "equal opportunities to live full and active lives". Publishing ... More

An inclusive multi-sports centre has opened at the St Andrew’s School in Pangbourne, Berkshire. Developed in consultation with disability sports charity SportsAble, the £4m facility ... More

Management company Parkwood Leisure has named Andy Farr as its new business development director. Farr will be tasked with growing Parkwood’s core business, exploring opportunities ... More

More Leisure Community Trust and its managing agent Serco Leisure have been awarded a 10-year contract to operate Stoke Mandeville Stadium. The pair will take ... More

The official reopening of the redeveloped Westway Sport & Fitness Centre in North Kensington has been used to help those affected by the Grenfell Tower ... More

Leisure operator Greenwich Leisure Ltd (GLL) has signed a deal with Disability Sports Coach (DSC) to improve disability provision by creating community clubs. The clubs ... More

The architect behind the Rio 2016 Olympic Park masterplan has encouraged the organisers of the 2020 Tokyo Games to collaborate with Paralympians as soon as ... More

Actor Will Mellor has been in Birmingham to raise awareness of the Together We Will campaign, which aims to encourage and motivate disabled people to ... More

Eight national disability sports organisations (NDSOs) have joined forces to launch a campaign to get more people with impairments active. The Sport England-funded Together We ... More

London Sport – the capital’s County Sports Partnership (CSP) – has merged with disability sport expert Interactive with immediate effect. Interactive’s staff and operational costs ... More

Milanese architects Vittorio Grassi + Partners have designed a fluid multipurpose building for the Italian city of Lamezia Terme, which will host international sporting events ... More

Physical activity providers should reach out to supporters of disabled people through effective marketing to boost their participation, according to a new study. Supporting Me ... More

Young disabled people and providers of disability sports should have more opportunities to bid for funds for equipment and specialist support to counter participation drop-off ... More

The Ashes-winning England cricket team, the world cup-winning rugby union team and European champion Jo Pavey are among the shortlist for this year’s Sportswomen of ... More

Special Olympics GB has confirmed its 2017 National Summer Games will be held in Sheffield from Monday 7 August to Friday 11 August 2017. Held ... More

Nominations are now open for this year’s Sunday Times and Sky Sports Sportswomen of the Year Awards, celebrating the outstanding contribution to sport made by ... More

According to new figures more disabled people in Wales are taking part in sport than ever before. In December, Sport England announced a nationwide £493m ... More

Brandon Leisure Centre will be throwing open its doors on the weekend of 26 to 28 October to let local people see exactly what there ... 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

Sally Gunnell OBE has opened a new £0.25m gym at Abbeycroft Leisure's Bury St Edmunds Leisure Centre (11 February). Sally, an Olympic, World, European and ... More

Senior pupils from eight Border's secondary schools came together on 21 October for an Olympic style mentoring session with ex-Olympian Shirley Webb at the Borders ... More

More than 1,000 young people in Hertfordshire are taking part in a School Games Festival today (17 June) - part of a government bid to ... More

London 2012 Paralympic hopeful, Jonny Peacock, will be attending the second annual Disability Sports Day at Newmarket Leisure Centre on 2 July. Jonny is keen ... More