Paralympics

Woods Silver Brings Hundred Up for Britain
Britain have won their 100th medal of the Games after Shelly Woods took silver in the 1500m

Bushell and Simpson Put Century in Sight
A silver medal for Mickey Bushell and bronze for Hazel Simpson has taken Britain closer to 100th medal

The Triumph of the Paralympics is Making Sport the Focus
Eddie Butler: There is something about the refusal to give up that puts the preciousness of a fairly large portion of able-bodied sports people to shame

Roberts Wins His 10th Paralympics Gold After Pool Success
Great Britain added to their medal tally on another successful day at the Beijing Paralympics

Paralympics: Raynsford and Aggar Secure Inaugural Rowing Golds for Britain
Team GB's Helene Raynsford won gold in the single sculls, making her the first winner of a rowing medal in Paralympic history

Swimmers and Cyclists Add Five Golds to British Haul
Barney and Sarah Story both claimed golds as Britain moved clear at the top of the Paralympics medal table

Storeys Take Britain to 18 Golds
Barney and Sarah Story both claimed golds as Britain moved clear at the top of the Paralympics medal table

Britain's Cyclists Take Five More Golds
Britain's cyclists have won five more gold medals at the Beijing paralympics

China Pulls Out All the Stops in Paralympics Spectacular
The 2008 Paralympics got underway in Beijing with a dazzling opening ceremony in the Bird's Nest stadium

Torch Relay Cancelled
The Paralympics torch relay was canceled amid fears of renewed anti-Chinese protests

London 2012: Livingstone Signals Paralympic Danger
Olympic Games: The Mayor of London has warned of a low medal tally in 2012 if sports clubs fail to improve facilities to attract disabled athletes.

Sports Provide a Welcome Outlet for the Disabled
The importance of both competitive and recreational sports for individuals with disabilities can't be overestimated.

Clare Balding: Games I'll Never Forget
It is impossible not to be moved by the Paralympics, which had more competitors from more countries than ever in Athens, says Clare Balding.

Greece Tackles Road Safety After Crash
Greece announced stringent measures to improve safety on its roads yesterday as the country mourned seven schoolchildren killed in a traffic accident on their way to the Paralympics. As flags at games venues flew at half mast to mark the tragedy, the prime minister, Costas Karamanlis,...

USA women's sitting volleyball team win Paralympic bronze medal!
Tears flowed for the second night in a row from the USA Women's Sitting Volleyball Team, but on this night they flowed for a different reason. The USA Women made history Monday night when they captured the bronze medal at the 2004 Paralympic Games. Read on for the story.

Paralympics: Britain is Winning So Why Aren't We Watching?
Peta Bee: Despite Britain's success and the continued BBC coverage, the nation is not tuning in to watch the Paralympics.

USA women's sitting volleyball team reaches Paralympic medal round
The USA's Kendra Lancaster scored a team-high 16 points to lead four players in double figures as the United States held on to defeat Ukraine, 3-2, Friday morning at the Helliniko Olympic Complex in Athens, Greece. The win puts the USA into the medal round.

USA women's sitting volleyball team wins another five-set thriller
For the second time in three matches the USA Women's Sitting Volleyball Team went the distance, and its persistence paid off with another five-set win at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece. Read on for the story.

USA women's sitting volleyball team loses to China
One day after posting a thrilling 3-2 win over Finland to begin play at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece, the USA Women's National Sitting Volleyball Team suffered its first loss in the competition to China. Read on for the story.

USA women's sitting volleyball team wins first Paralympic match
The USA Women's Sitting Volleyball Team staged an inspiring start to the first day of volleyball competition at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece, as it outlasted Finland in five sets to win the country's first preliminary match Tuesday afternoon at the Helliniko Olympic Complex.

Paralympic Star is a Former Terrorist
Spaniards were yesterday trying to decide whether their latest sports champion, a former leftwing terrorist who is now a paraplegic swimmer and has already won a gold medal in the Athens Paralympics, should be treated as a hero or a villain. Sebástian Rodríguez lost the use of...

Paralympics: British Team Look on Track for More Gold
If you were looking for a city that was correct in its attitude towards the disabled, you probably wouldn't pick Athens.

The Cheats
Spain won basketball gold at the 2000 Paralympics. But most of the team wasn't disabled - and they weren't the only ones. So will the Athens Games, starting tomorrow, be any cleaner? Giles Tremlett reports.

USA men's sitting team qualifies for 2004 Paralympics, Women finish 5-0
The USA men's national sitting volleyball team qualified for the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece, with a 3-1 win over Brazil in the gold medal match of the Para Pan American Games Tuesday afternoon in Mar del Plata, Argentina.

USA women's sitting team qualifies for 2004 Paralympics, men advance to Para Pan Am final
The USA women's national sitting volleyball team qualified for the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece, with a 3-0 win over Brazil at the Para Pan American Games Sunday in Mar del Plata, Argentina, while the USA men advanced to the championship match.

Paralympic qualifier begins Friday for USA men's, women's sitting teams
The 2003 Para Pan Am Games sitting volleyball competition, which serves as the only qualifier for the 2004 Paralympic Games for the USA men's and women's national teams, begins Friday, Dec. 5 in Mar del Plata, Argentina.

Interview Tanni Grey-Thompson
The litmus test for fame that Sue Lawley applies on Desert Island Discs involves the supermarket: when, she asks, was the first occasion her guest was recognised while out grocery shopping? For Tanni Grey-Thompson, the Lawley moment came quite soon after she returned from the Sydney Paralympics...