Tag Archives: London 2012

Paralympic blog: Our guide to the venues

Need to find your way around the Olympic Park, or just curious as to which events are going on where during the Games? Then check out our guide to the Paralympic venues.

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Sportsister catches up with Alex Danson

Sportsister caught up with GB women’s hockey player Alex Danson to find out how life’s been going for her since she became an Olympic bronze medallist.

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adidas and Team GB show support for Paralympian servicemen and women

adidas, the Official Sportswear Provider for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, have launched a limited edition T-shirt and baseball cap in support of the injured servicemen and women who will represent Great Britain at the Paralympics.

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Olympic success sparks London Legacy sport channel

The Olympic Games legacy is set to continue with a 24-hour-a-day sports channel, showing 24 Olympic sports.

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Video: Swimming stars inspire the next generation to take the plunge

London 2012 swimming stars Rebecca Adlington, Keri-Anne Payne and Hannah Miley joined some of their Team GB team-mates in the capital for the start of a special tour to inspire thousands of children to get in the pool.

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Paralympic blog: ParalympicsGB registered and ready to go!

OK, it’s time to stop wallowing that the Olympics are over, and start getting excited again. Because there are now just eight days to go until the Paralympics opening ceremony. And yesterday Britain became the first nation to formally register its Paralympic team for London 2012 with the Games’ organisers.

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London 2012: More women to compete in Paralympics than ever before

The 2012 Paralympics will feature the greatest number of women athletes in the history of the Games.

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Sophia Warner aiming for sprint gold

Mother of two Sophia Warner is aiming to win gold at the London Paralympics when she takes to the track for her 100m and 200m events. The 37-year-old from Dorking, who suffers from cerebral palsy, is currently the top ranked athlete in Europe and is ranked number two in the world. She is considered one [...]

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Sportsister catches up with Judith Hamer

Wheelchair basketball star Judith Hamer anticipates great things for her sport and she can’t wait to perform on a global stage at the London 2012 Paralympics to show it off.

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London 2012: GB Paralympic team set medal target

UK Sport, the nation’s high performance sports agency, has set Britain’s 2012 Paralympic team a minimum target of 103 medals from at least 12 sports for the London Games.

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