Paralympics


Storey to lead Deloitte Ride Across Britain

By Tom Degun

November 26 – Sarah Storey (pictured), the seven-time Paralympic gold medallist, will attempt one of the world's most spectacular cycling challenges, the Deloitte Ride Across Britain, which was launched earlier this year, to help raise money for British athletes competing in London 2012.










ID athletes re-admitted for London 2012

By Tom Degun

November 21 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) will re-admit athletes with an intellectual disability (ID Athletes) back into the Paralympic Games for London 2012 it was announced today at the General Assembly in Kuala Lumpur.



FEI vice-president unhappy after bute reintroduced to sport

By Duncan Mackay

 

November 19 - A major new row over doping in equestrian has erupted after Sven Holmberg (pictured middle), the vice-president of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), criticised the adoption of a new anti-doping programme that allows the controlled use of the controversial anti-inflammatory phenylbutazone, which was banned 20 years ago.