The European Platform for Sports Innovation (EPSI) has launched an appeal for proposals to secure funding for space-based services connected to the Olympic Games in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA).

European Space Agency (ESA) officials have underlined the connection between satellite technology and sport in launching funding opportunities for inclusive and accessible sport.

British Paralympic medallist John McFall is aiming to become the first person with a physical disability to go into space after being recruited by the European Space Agency (ESA).

By this time next week astronaut Tim Peake should be orbiting the earth on the International Space Station which is due to be launched from Kazakhstan. And on April 24 next year, the date of the Virgin Money London Marathon, this 43-year-old Briton plans - through a combination of a treadmill, a harness and a digital running app – to become the first man to run a marathon in space.