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The BBC recently had a story Paralympic athletes who harm themselves to perform better which described various ways how disabled athletes try to boost their performance level. Common boosting techniques…
Day 3 of the Games had 16 sports in the program. There were 49 medal events in seven sports. After today there are just four sports yet to start competition: Boccia; Road Cycling; Wheelchair Fencing; and…
I should right away say that I think the answer to the question should be ‘No!’ The column highlights some wording in the classification code I see as problematic and not-needed. Now the blog piece. Keith…
There were fourteen sports on the Day 2 program at the Games. There were 40 medal events. It was a busy day for bloggers too. Amongst them was the Australian Federal Minister for Sport, Kate Lundy. She…
I was enthralled by the Paralympic Opening Ceremony and staggered by the scale of the event. I found myself thinking back to the newsreel images of the 1948 Stoke Mandeville Games that I had seen in cinemas…
Day 1 of competition and already 2 USA swimmers have been reclassified while a 3rd has had her appeal upheld until she is reassessed later. The purpose of classification is to ‘to minimise the impact of…
Two athletes who competed at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Oscar Pistorius and Natalia Partika will also compete in the Paralympic Games in London. Oscar will compete in the T44 class in Athletics (400m…
The London Paralympic Games is now upon us. The Opening Ceremony has been held with all the pomp and ceremony of any other major event. But what does this event do for promoting the inclusivity of people…
I was really excited to be able to watch the Paralympics Opening Ceremony with hundreds of others at the BT Live site at Trafalgar Square. I secured a great position about 90 minutes before it began. I…
What do disabled people in the UK and the non-disabled British Public expect from the Paralympic Games? Let me give you some results of different polls reflecting the British public and disabled people’s…