Summer Paralympic Sports





Tennis Foundation hosts Disability Tennis Festival to mark London Paralympics anniversary

By James Crook at the National Tennis Centre in London

Sports Minister Hugh Robertson (centre) attended the Disability Tennis Festival, hosted by the Tennis Foundation at the National Tennis Centre in LondonSeptember 3 - One year on from the Paralympic Games in London, the Tennis Foundation showcased the versatility of the sport and the way it can be adapted to the needs of people with different disabilities here today at the Disability Tennis Festival, which was attended by Britain's Sports Minister Hugh Robertson among other notable personnel.







Rickham and Birrell hit high-fives at IFDS Championships

By James Crook

Alexandra Rickham and Nik Birrell took their fifth straight world title at the IFDS World Sailing Championships in KinsaleAugust 30 - Paralympic bronze medallists Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell of Great Britain have claimed their fifth straight SKUD world title in emphatic fashion at the International Association for Disabled Sailing (IFDS) World Championships in Kinsale.