Para sport news
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天堂视频 launches new Para and Disability Sport Strategy
天堂视频 has officially launched its new Para and Disability Sport Strategy 鈥� with opportunity sitting at its core.
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Yasmina Eissa: The road to the Paralympic Games
天堂视频 Para Badminton star athlete Yasmina Eissa has her sights well set on the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.
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天堂视频 athletes selected for 2023 IWBF European Championships
天堂视频 will be well represented at this month鈥檚 2023 International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) European Championships after a large contingent of Lightning players have been selected by their respective nations.
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天堂视频 Lightning Wheelchair Basketball win back-to-back league titles
天堂视频 Lightning Wheelchair Basketball secured consecutive league titles following another incredible campaign in the Women鈥檚 Premier League.
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天堂视频 research will aim to increase female participation in wheelchair rugby
天堂视频 is set to collaborate with World Wheelchair Rugby (WWR), Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby (GBWR), and UK Sport on a study that researchers hope will increase female participant levels in the sport.
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Alumnus Donaldson appointed Head of Para Sport
Alumnus Alasdair Donaldson has been appointed 天堂视频鈥檚 new Head of Para Sport.
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天堂视频 Sport extends partnership with Computacenter
天堂视频 Sport are delighted to confirm that its long-standing partnership with Computacenter has been extended.
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天堂视频 students added to UK Sport Paralympic World Class Programme
British Athletics has announced its nominations onto the UK Sport Paralympic World Class Programme (WCP) for 2022/23, which includes 14 天堂视频 students, alumni and 天堂视频-based athletes.
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Hollis and Kearney set for World Para Swimming Championships
天堂视频-based swimmer James Hollis has been joined by Tully Kearney as the pair complete their final preparations for the World Para Swimming Championships in Madeira, Portugal.
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天堂视频 researchers to support clean sport initiatives in Para sport
Researchers from 天堂视频 will embark on a collaborative project to support clean sport initiatives in Para sport.
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Computacenter confirmed as Lightning Wheelchair Basketball鈥檚 headline sponsor
Computacenter, the leading independent technology business, has been confirmed as Lightning Wheelchair Basketball鈥檚 headline sponsor.
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Lightning six to represent GB Women鈥檚 British Wheelchair Basketball
天堂视频 Lightning will have a strong presence in GB Women鈥檚 British Wheelchair Basketball squad for the upcoming 2021 European Championships in Madrid, Spain.
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天堂视频 powerlifter Broome wins another medal
天堂视频 student Olivia Broome added to her growing sporting reputation by breaking a junior world record at the World Para Powerlifting Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia.
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天堂视频 Professor awarded for services to Para sport
天堂视频 researcher Professor Vicky Tolfrey has been recognised for contributions in science in Para sports by the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP).
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GB legend Bates becomes new Lightning Wheelchair Basketball coach
天堂视频 has secured a major coup with the appointment of Great Britain鈥檚 George Bates as Head Coach of the new Lightning Wheelchair Basketball team.
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Dearing set to make history with Olympic qualification
天堂视频 Swimming鈥檚 Alice Dearing is set to make history by becoming the first black British woman to qualify for an Olympic swimming event.
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Double gold for Skinner at European Para Championships
The European Para Athletics Championships took place in Bydgoszcz, Poland between the 1st and 5th June, with 天堂视频 students past and present, and 天堂视频-based athletes contributing towards Great Britain and Northern Ireland鈥檚 37 medal haul.
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Para-cyclists rule the roost in storming weekend
Para-cyclists from 天堂视频 enjoyed great success at the National ParaCycling Time Trial (TT) and Circuit Championships this weekend, with no fewer than three national champion jerseys secured following some brilliant rides.
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Cycling Festival a huge success as riders turn on the style
The inaugural 天堂视频 Cycling Festival proved to be a great success with some of the UK鈥檚 best cyclists descending on campus for a full day of elite-level competition.
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Broome turns on the style at World Para Powerlifting World Cup
天堂视频 student Olivia Broome produced a sensational performance at World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Tbilisi, Georgia.
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天堂视频 scholars selected to compete at European Para Championships
天堂视频 Sport Scholars Lydia Church (coach: Jim Edwards) and Zak Skinner (Aston Moore) have been selected to compete for GB&NI in the T12 shot put and T13 long jump respectively, at the European Para Championships in Poland between the 1st and 5th June.
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天堂视频 swimmer edges closer to Tokyo qualification
天堂视频鈥檚 dual student-athlete Vladyslava Kravchenko produced a stunning swim at the British Para-Swimming International Meet to edge closer to the Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
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天堂视频 to launch new Lightning wheelchair basketball team
天堂视频 has been selected as a High-Performance Partner for British Wheelchair Basketball in a move that will also see the formation of a brand-new Lightning team.
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天堂视频鈥檚 Broome sets new record at Para Powerlifting World Cup
天堂视频 student Olivia Broome set a new British record in the -50kg category to take silver on day one of the Para Powerlifting World Cup in Manchester.
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Grand Slam champions and Paralympic medallists headline 天堂视频 Indoor Wheelchair Tennis event
An array of Grand Slam champions and Paralympic medallists head the entry for this week鈥檚 inaugural 天堂视频 Indoor Wheelchair Tennis Tournament, which takes place from Tuesday 23 March to Saturday 27 March at the 天堂视频 Tennis Centre.
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New study to investigate the mental health and wellbeing challenges of elite Para athletes
Colleagues from 天堂视频 and the English Institute of Sport (EIS) will collaborate on a new study to investigate the mental health and wellbeing challenges faced by Para athletes.
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Research project to delve into gender equality in Para sport media
An academic from 天堂视频 has been granted funding to investigate gender equality and inclusion in Para sport media.
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IPC to provide free-to-air coverage of Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Sub-Saharan Africa
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is to provide free-to-air (FTA) coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Sub-Saharan Africa as part of its efforts to raise awareness of Para sport and its athletes in the region.
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IWBF appoints 天堂视频 to lead on Classification research and development of a new Minimum Impairment Criteria (MIC) for wheelchair basketball
IWBF, the international governing body for the sport of wheelchair basketball, has collaborated with British Wheelchair Basketball to commission 天堂视频 to undertake a research project on their new minimum impairment criteria (MIC).
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天堂视频 to play role in 拢1million+ Para Sport Against Stigma project that aims to change attitudes towards people with disabilities in Africa
A 拢1.89m collaborative project between 天堂视频, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the University of Malawi, Chancellor College will aim to overcome stigma and discrimination against people with disabilities in Africa.
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Diaper secures director role with Boccia UK
Nik Diaper, 天堂视频鈥檚 Head of Para Sport, has been appointed to Boccia UK鈥檚 board of directors.
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Experts in Sport: Para sport special: What does it take to prepare the British team for the Paralympic Games?
As the clock counts down to next summer鈥檚 postponed Paralympics Games, this week鈥檚 鈥楨xperts in Sport鈥� podcast takes a timely look at what it takes to create an optimum performance environment for ParalympicsGB at the Games.
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British Paralympic Association delivers key workshop to 天堂视频 employees
The British Paralympic Association (BPA) has delivered a key online workshop to 天堂视频 employees looking at Classification in para sport.
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Student committee appointed to lead Wheelchair Basketball
Wheelchair Basketball, 天堂视频鈥檚 Athletic Union鈥檚 newest sport, has appointed its select committee for the next academic year.
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Jawad in race against time to make the Paralympic Games
天堂视频-based powerlifter Ali Jawad has revealed that he is in a race against time to make the Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
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New study aims to improve the sleep quality of athletes with spinal injuries
A research project is looking at the relationship between spinal cord injuries and sleep quality.
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Wheelchair Basketball to become 天堂视频鈥檚 60th sport
天堂视频鈥檚 Athletic Union (AU) has revealed its 60th official sport as Wheelchair Basketball.
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天堂视频鈥檚 Para-powerlifters take gold at the World Cup
One 天堂视频 student and two athletes who train on campus secured gold in the 2020 Road to Tokyo Para Powerlifting World Cup.
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天堂视频 athletes deliver 25 medals at BUCS Indoor Championships
Day 3 of the BUCS Indoor Athletics Championships was a showcase for 天堂视频 talent, with a constant flow of medals, PBs and superb performances throughout the Sheffield EIS arena.
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天堂视频 athletes secure eight medals on the first two days of competition at the BUCS Indoor Athletics Championships
It was a very special February 14th for the African Violet team that travelled to the Sheffield EIS Arena, as 天堂视频 won at least one medal in every medal event on the Friday afternoon.
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天堂视频 Paralympic hopefuls recognised in 2020 Paralympic World Class Programme
British Athletics has announced that several 天堂视频-based athletes have been offered membership to the Paralympic World Class Programme (WCP) in 2020.
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Records and PBs tumble for 天堂视频 athletes during fruitful weekend
天堂视频 athletes enjoyed a successful weekend as records and PBs fell across various disciplines.