After losing her legs in the 7/7 bombings in 2005, Martine Wright got into sitting volleyball and was part of the British sitting volleyball team at the London 2012 Paralympics.
Alpine Skiing
The home team dominated the first event of the 2012-13 IPC Alpine Skiing NorAm Cup in Colorado, USA, with strong performances also from New Zealand’s Adam Hall and Canada’s Viviane Forest.
Cross-Country Skiing
Russian athletes topped the rankings in four out of six categories to solidify their overall lead in the 2012-13 IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup.
Great Britain
The London 2012 Opening Ceremony set the tone for the Paralympics, in which audiences experienced and appreciated Paralympic sport for the first time.
Wheelchair Tennis
Noam Gershony survived an Israeli army helicopter crash just six years ago, and in 2012, he won Paralympic gold in wheelchair tennis.
When Ellie Simmonds turned in the last 50m of the 400m freestyle S6 she was just eight hundredths of a second ahead of USA’s Victoria Arlen. But she pushed on to the end to win gold and set a new world record.
Sochi 2014
Para Ice Hockey
The Russian team scored 29 goals in four games and gets ready for the Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships in Korea
Sochi 2014
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) completed an end of year Project Review meeting with the Sochi 2014 Organising Committee in Moscow, Russia on Friday (14 December).
Athletics
Johanna Benson made history on 5 September when she became the first Namibian to win gold at either the Olympic or Paralympic Games. Now, the little-known Paralympian has been nominated for the Laureus Award.
London 2012
Superhumans campaign continues to stand top of the podium after most successful Paralympic Games ever.
Six Paralympic athletes who all won medals at the London 2012 Paralympic Games have been shortlisted for the prestigious Laureus Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award.
Table Tennis
British table tennis star Will Bayley became known at London 2012 for wearing his emotions on his sleeve, subsequently tugging at the public’s hearts.
Oscar Pistorius, Daniel Dias and the Closing Ceremony of the Paralympic Games feature prominently in the 2012 Google Zeitgeist film.
Cross-Country Skiing
The Russian nordic skiing team smashed their competitors in the first IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup event of the 2012-13 season.
Judo
Korea’s Gwang-Geun Choi wasn’t even expecting to make the judo podium at London 2012, two weeks after getting out of the hospital, but he came away with gold.
2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
Italian sport equipment company Liski will provide IPC Alpine Skiing with a range of products to aid ski slope preparation, maintenance and equipment.
London 2012
It is awards season and Belgium’s equestrian star Michel George gives an insight into her busy life post London 2012
Alpine Skiing
Italian sport equipment company Liski will provide IPC Alpine Skiing with a range of products to aid ski slope preparation, maintenance and equipment.
Swimming
The Premios AS del Deporte are awarded to the best Spanish athletes each year.
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