Paralympics




Dutch stars top IPC Athlete of the Month shortlist

By Emily Goddard

Bibian MentelDecember 3 - Bibian Mentel, the Dutch snowboarder who has won the first IPC-sanctioned event in the sport since it was accepted onto the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games programme on her home course in Landgraaf, joins compatriot wheelchair tennis player Jiske Griffioen on the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) shortlist for the Athlete of the Month title.


Disabled sport in England receives £10 million boost

By Tom Degun at Mile End Leisure Centre and Stadium in London

DSCF3295December 3 - Sport England has promised £10.2 million ($16.4 million/€12.6 million) of National Lottery funding for 44 projects that will give disabled people across the country more opportunities to get involved in sport.