Annastacia Palaszczuk announces HERSELF as the new Olympics Minister ahead of the 2032 Brisbane Games Queensland premier will head the ministerial team overseeing 2032 Games Annastacia Palaszczuk announced herself as the new Minister for the Olympics She will be supported by Steven Miles and Stirling Hinchliffe By Nick Gibbs For Australian Associated Press Published: 15:42 EDT, … Read more
Triumph for Ash Barty as she becomes the first Aussie to win Wimbledon for 19 years with brilliant three-set victory over Karolina Pliskova while Kate and William watch on By Matilda Rudd For Daily Mail Australia Published: 16:04 BST, 10 July 2021 | Updated: 16:15 BST, 10 July 2021 Tennis ace Ash Barty has become … Read more
Sadiq Khan reveals he will bid to bring the Olympics and Paralympics back to London in 2036 or 2040 with a focus on ‘the most sustainable Games ever’ if he is re-elected as Mayor Sadiq Khan will try to bring the Olympics back to London if he is re-elected Khan will put together committee to … Read more
UK Sport to pump up to £2.4m into six Olympic and two Paralympic sports as part of newly-launched support fund to help boost athletes’ hopes of representing their country Handball, volleyball and water polo are just some of the sports that will benefit Paralympic sports sitting volleyball and goalball will also receive an investment The … Read more
Olympic athletes WON’T need Covid-19 vaccine to participate in Tokyo 2020 games, organisers reveal… as rigorous weekly testing programme is announced – and stars are asked to ‘clap rather than cheer and sing’ when watching team-mates There have been growing fears over whether Olympics can take place in summer There has been a recent spike … Read more
A Paralympic swimmer who had both of her legs amputated has revealed that a woman tried to shame her for parking in a handicapped spot because she didn’t realize she was disabled — saying this happens to her all of the time. Jessica Long, who is training for the 2021 Paralympics in Tokyo, took to TikTok … Read more
Netflix’s new documentary Rising Phoenix explores the history of the Paralympic Games, and the stories of eight incredible Paralympians from across the globe. Australian wheelchair rugby player Ryley Batt, 31, is one of them. Born without legs, and refusing to use a wheelchair until he was twelve, the now two-time gold medalist credits the Paralympics for pulling him … Read more
GB Paralympian star Jonnie Peacock praises surgeon who amputated his leg at five, saying: ‘no human ever wants to take a limb from a child’ – as the doctor admits ‘it was a very tough call’ British sprinter had his right leg amputated after contracting meningitis at five At the 2012 London Games, Peacock memorably … Read more
‘I may have to cut off a leg’: Wheelchair user, 17, is told he is ‘not disabled enough’ to compete for Britain’s Paralympic team Oscar Knight, 17, dreamed of spot on Great Britain’s wheelchair basketball team Rule change means he may have to amputate leg to compete internationally He was nine when he began suffering … Read more
Team GB wheelchair basketball player is considering amputating his leg to make him eligible to compete in the 2021 Paralympic Games in Tokyo Wheelchair basketballer George Bates has Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Left him in agony with restricted movement and power and muscle wastage Bates told he’s not able to compete in Paralympics as his condition … Read more
Jerome Cawkwell, pictured, rode a motorbike with defective front brakes when he ran into nine year old Max Clark in Hull on May 25 A cannabis-smoking motorcyclist was today jailed for three years after he knocked down a nine-year-old schoolboy gymnast leaving him with life changing injuries. Dock labourer Jerome Cawkwell, 24, tested positive for … Read more
Former F1 driver who became a paralympic wheelchair racer is in an induced coma following hand-bike crash – 20 years after car accident that left him paralysed Former F1 competitor Alex Zanardi was involved in a horrific crash in Tuscany The Italian Paralympic champion was hit by a truck during a national race Zanardi is … Read more
‘I felt empty and numb’: Dancing On Ice’s Libby Clegg breaks down as she discusses her mental heath battle after the Rio Paralympics… before beating Ben Hamlin in the tense skate-off By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 21:15 GMT, 1 March 2020 | Updated: 01:55 GMT, 2 March 2020 Dancing On Ice star Libby Clegg … Read more