Paralympics












Smyth to continue training in Florida with Brauman group

By Tom Degun

Jason SmythOctober 23 - Irish sprint star Jason Smyth, who claimed two gold medals at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, is set to continue with his training base in Florida under Lance Brauman despite his long-time coach Stephen Maguire joining up with Scottish Athletics.


Canada to select ice sledge hockey team for 2012-2013 season

By Tom Degun

Greg Westlake_22-10-12October 23 - With exactly 500 days to go to the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics, Hockey Canada is holding a training camp in British Columbia this week to finalise its 2012-2013 ice sledge hockey team roster, most of whom will be likely to compete at the Games in Russia.


Britain dominate 2012 ITU Paratriathlon World Championships

By Tom Degun

Iain Dawson_22-10-12October 22 - With Paratriathlon set to make its debut at the Paralympic Games in Rio in 2016, Britain put out an early warning for Brazil as they dominated the competition this weekend to take five of the 12 available gold medals at the International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Championships in Auckland.