‘Trying to arrest the decline’: The $52 million plan to put a record number of Paralympians on the podium

Para athletes call out 'backwards step' at sell-out Maurie Plant Meet

The athletics meet in Melbourne over the weekend made headlines, but para athletes say the scheduling of their events well before the television broadcast was disappointing.

Until 2004, Sweden was a leading nation in para-hockey. Since then, the Swedish national team has fallen behind in the world rankings. Now, a new major initiative is to bring Swedish sledge hockey back into the spotlight. “If we invented this ourselves, we should be among the top,” says Fredrik Andersson, operations developer at the Swedish Para-Sports Association.

‘Trying to arrest the decline’: The $52 million plan to put a record number of Paralympians on the podium

A dedicated unit at the Victorian Institute of Sport hopes to break down barriers for para-athletes, after Australia recorded its worst result in more than 30 years in Paris.

UKSI CONFIRMS PARA FENCERS SELECTED FOR 2025-26 WCP - BRITISH FENCING

UKSI CONFIRMS PARA FENCERS SELECTED FOR 2025-26 WCP UK Sports Institute (UKSI) have confirmed the following athletes have been selected onto the 2025-26 Wheelchair Fencing World Class Programme (WCP), currently operated by UKSI. The following athletes have been selected: Piers Gilliver Dimitri Coutya Oliver Lam-Watson Gemma Collis Josh Waddell Shah Rashid Justine Moore Susie Seddon-Cowell Matt Hammond, Para Fencing Performance Manager, said: “F…

Nottingham Uni, G F Tomlinson Forge Para Sport Pact - Mirage News

… disability sport and fitness membership; and wider support to help the University Sports clubs grow their inclusive sport offer. GF Tomlinson have … Source link : https://www.miragenews.com/nottingham-uni-g-f-tomlinson-forge-para-sport-1435812/ Author : Publish date : 2025-03-31 11:17:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Nottingham Uni, G F Tomlinson Forge Para Sport Pact – Mirage News first appeared on Sp…