Summer Paralympic Sports





Great Britain win five out of six sitting down

By Tom Degun

sitting_volleyballMarch 25 - Great Britain's men's and women's sitting volleyball teams showed their class at an International tournament at Stoke Mandeville Stadium this week as the hosts claimed victories in five of its six matches at the birthplace of the Paralympics.




Triathlon pioneer set to make comeback for Rio 2016

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

Sarah_ReinertsenDecember 28 - Sarah Reinertsen,  the first female leg amputee to complete the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii, is considering making a comeback so she can compete at Rio de Janeiro in 2016 when Paratriathlon makes its debut in the Paralympics.

Miracle recovery ends London 2012 quest for Dutch handcyclist

Monique_van_der_Vorst_in_BeijingDecember 27 - Monique van der Vorst, Dutch handcyclist who had ambitions of improving on the two silver medals she won at the Beijing Paralympics, will not now be able to go for gold at London 2012 after she was struck from behind by a cyclist while she was out training, with the accident leading to her being able to walk again.