Paralympics 2016: Former Army captain Beighton can’t wait for para-canoeing debut
If at first you don’t succeed, switch sports and try again. That’s the motto for Shrewsbury’s Nick Beighton as he looks to finally get hold of a Paralympic medal.
If at first you don’t succeed, switch sports and try again. That’s the motto for Shrewsbury’s Nick Beighton as he looks to finally get hold of a Paralympic medal.
Pupils at a Manchester school are counting down to this summer’s 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games by throwing themselves into helping the local community.
Teenage visually impaired alpine skier Menna Fitzpatrick says scooping a prestigious Ski Club of Great Britain award is a huge boost to her confidence with the 2018 Winter Paralympics fast approaching.
It’s a sign of the success Macclesfield visually impaired skier Menna Fitzpatrick enjoyed last season that even she was surprised by how well things went – but the 18-year-old insists it is just the start of things to come with a Paralympic Games appearance her ultimate aim.
Pupils at a Gorton secondary school are counting down to this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games by throwing themselves into engaging with the local community.
Pupils at a Rochdale school are counting down to this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games by immersing themselves within the local community.
As one of Great Britain’s most decorated Paralympians, few in sport can claim to have such a diverse background as Dame Sarah Storey after winning medals in cycling and swimming.
Pupils at a Denton school are counting down to this summer’s 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games by throwing themselves into helping the local community.
Even the mention of curling in this country can draw looks of confusion and a shrug as if to suggest that it is an undertaking very much meant for elsewhere.
Kearney has burst onto the swimming scene this year in emphatic style and emerged as Britain’s most successful swimmer at the IPC World Swimming Championships in Glasgow taking home four gold medals, a silver and a bronze.
Dame Sarah Storey may not have been able to trouble the leaders at the inaugural Six Day London but the 11-time Paralympic champion insisted she couldn’t have asked for a better way to round off her season.
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