Summer Paralympic Sports





Basildon Sporting Village praised by London 2012 Japanese swim coach

By Tom Degun

Basildon Sporting_Village_June_29June 30 - Fumiyo Minemura, head coach of the Japanese Paralympic swimming squad, has heaped praised on the £38 million ($61 million/€47 million) Basildon Sporting Village which Japan's top Olympic and Paralympic swimmers are using as their pre-London 2012 training camp to finalise their preparations for the Games.











Israel bars Palestinian London 2012 athlete

By Tom Degun

Khamis Zakout_25-06-12June 25 - Israel barred Palestinian athlete Khamis Zakout, a London 2012 medal contender who lives in Gaza, from a special Paralympic celebration this month that was sponsored by the British Government.