Disability Sport

Paralympian Applegate announces retirement
Double Paralympics champion Jessica Jane Applegate says she is still finding out who she is outside of sport after deciding to retire from swimming.
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Disability Sport
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5 days ago
British athletes given AI-based online abuse help
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Olympic Games
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7 days ago
Three golds for Gower as GB win 12 Deaflympics medals
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Disability Sport
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26 November
Twomey, 15, wins second European para table tennis gold
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Disability Sport
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25 November
Davies wins fifth European para table tennis title
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Disability Sport
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23 November
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Athletes in Paralympic World Class Programme named
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Disability Sport
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17 November
Hewett loses Masters final to world number one Oda
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16 November

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Hewett and Reid beaten in quest for record title
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15 November
What is the Deaflympics?
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15 November
Williams wins fourth Para-surfing world title
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9 November
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Whitehead on 'emotion' of completing 100th marathon. Video, 00:02:41
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Disability Sport
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11 November
Please support us, deaf athlete urges government
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London
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9 November

England win thriller to clinch Wheelchair Ashes
Joe Coyd scores a try two minutes from time as England produce a stunning fightback to beat Australia in the final Test and win the Wheelchair Rugby League Ashes.
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2 November
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England fight back to beat Australia in opening Test
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30 October
Deaflympics athletes 'let down' by lack of funding
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England
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30 October
Collins stars as England edge past Queensland
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Disability Sport
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27 October
Campaign aims to help deaf children access football
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Wiltshire
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6 November
Hawkins scores five as England beat New South Wales
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Disability Sport
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24 October
No Russians or Belarusians at Winter Paralympics
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23 October

The Portugal basketballer turned England rugby player
Luis Domingos used to play wheelchair basketball for Portugal - now he is preparing to play wheelchair rugby league for England against Australia.
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Disability Sport
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15 October
How sprinter Levitt turned groceries to gold
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Disability Sport
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10 October
The Paralympic champion brewing beer for gold goal
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Disability Sport
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25 September
'They assumed I’d retire, that annoyed me' - Firth on motherhood and swimming return
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Disability Sport
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16 September
How 'BMX in a wheelchair' became an online sensation
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Disability Sport
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17 September
'I didn't feel valuable' - life in the slipstream for Nic Hamilton
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Motorsport
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23 July
Paralympic rower thought she would never be loved
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Hereford & Worcester
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3 July

Paris: Grassroots to Glory

'Completed it, mate' - Truesdale. Audio, 3 minutes
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Medallist Twomey is 'fantastic role model' Audio, 3 minutes
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'Unbelievable' silver for 13-year-old Winnifrith. Audio, 4 minutes
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Games of Thrones star Coombs wins silver. Audio, 3 minutes
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Paralympic athlete profiles

Husnah Kukundakwe: I hope others will feel courage to join in. Video, 00:02:53
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Disability Sport
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21 August 2024
Elena Semechin: 'I didn't know if I could be repaired' Video, 00:02:47
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Disability Sport
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12 August 2024
Bly Twomey: 'Table tennis makes all my worries go away' Video, 00:02:39
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Disability Sport
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13 August 2024
Phelipe Rodrigues: 'It will be hard to do my last splash' Video, 00:02:47
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Disability Sport
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13 August 2024
Bo Kramer: 'There isn't just one road that leads to success' Video, 00:02:34
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Disability Sport
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13 August 2024

Super Movers for Every Body

'I don't let anyone tell me I can't do something' - Kadeena Cox
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BBC Bitesize for Teachers
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22 August 2024
David Smith on why more people should be playing boccia
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BBC Bitesize for Teachers
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27 August 2024
Meet Iona Winnifrith - ParalympicsGB's youngest swimmer
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BBC Bitesize for Teachers
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21 August 2024
How to get into Paralympic sports
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BBC Bitesize for Teachers
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12 August 2024
About Super Movers for Every Body
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2 April 2024

Watch and listen

Motherhood gives Firth new perspective on swimming. Video, 00:01:32
Six-time Paralympic champion Bethany Firth tells BBC Sport NI that motherhood has given her a fresh perspective on swimming as she prepares to compete in the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore.
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Disability Sport
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16 September
How does wheelchair motocross work? Video, 00:01:30
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Disability Sport
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10 September
The Special Olympian chasing records at London Marathon. Video, 00:03:02
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Disability Sport
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26 April
'Don't tell disabled people they can't do sport' - Sugar. Video, 00:02:47
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Disability Sport
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1 July 2024
'I was ashamed of my disability before London 2012' Video, 00:00:44
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Disability Sport
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27 June 2024
Carriage driving gives 'new sense of freedom' after car crash. Video, 00:01:58
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Disability Sport
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18 April 2024
Special Olympics: Five Days in Folgaria. Video, 00:25:55
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Disability Sport
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19 February 2024

How to get into disability sport
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Disability Sport
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31 August 2016
Access All: Disability News and Mental Health
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BBC Sounds
Paralympic classifications explained. 5 Live In Short. Audio, 00:01:36
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BBC Radio 5 Live
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7 September 2016

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