Paralympics
Video: The next Usain Bolt?
Is this Australian boy who can run 100m in 11.72 seconds the world’s fastest 12-year-old?
By George Arnett | Sport | Friday, 14 December 2012 at 12:00 pm
Video: Olympics hero Oscar Pistorius races a horse in Qatar
Olympic and Paralympic hero Oscar Pistorius took on a new kind of challenge yesterday, racing against a horse in Qatar.
By James Legge | Sport | Thursday, 13 December 2012 at 5:03 pm
‘Bionic woman’ Claire Lomas: Going to the loo and feeding my child are my real successes
When Claire Lomas, who is paralysed from the chest down, finished the London Marathon in a robotic suit in the spring, she was universally hailed as the Bionic Woman. She tells me that she knew the challenge was going to be a massive one, and that the achievement, if she managed it, would be a first.
By Nina Kelly | Notebook, Opinion | Wednesday, 26 September 2012 at 2:12 pm
Stephen Miller: Despite a below par Olympics, I can now get the hip operation I need
It’s a week since I took part in the heroes’ parade and I can safely say it was the most astonishing thing I’ve ever experienced.
By Stephen Miller | Sport | Wednesday, 19 September 2012 at 11:20 am
Can the Paralympics inspire a technological legacy?
There have been many fascinating aspects of the London Paralympic Games. One aspect that has caught media attention and certainly mine, is the equipment, tools and technologies used by many Paralympians.
By Dan Sutch | Science & Technology | Wednesday, 19 September 2012 at 4:00 am
Forgotten heroes of comedy from the days when fame faded
Fame can be a blessing and a curse. Once you get it, you are addicted to it. People will do almost anything to hold onto it, particularly if they know in their heart of hearts they never really deserved it in the first place. So why is it that some of the best-loved and most successful comedians get forgotten?
By Robert Ross | Notebook, Opinion | Monday, 17 September 2012 at 3:59 pm
Interview with deaf British footballer Claire Stancliffe: “They don’t support deaf athletes. That is not equality.”
Deaf footballer Claire Stancliffe talks about the funding difficulties facing the British Women’s Deaf football team and the impact these problems could have on the future of the sport in the UK.
By Michael Williams | Opinion | Friday, 14 September 2012 at 10:06 am
Disability hate crime and three wishes for our Paralympic legacy
Compare and contrast the cheering crowds that lauded our Paralympian medal winners with the focus group research, carried out recently by the Glasgow Media Group, that found that a representative sample of the British population believes that between half and three-quarters of all disability benefit claimants are scroungers.
By Katharine Quarmby | Notebook, Opinion | Wednesday, 12 September 2012 at 3:00 pm
Ellie Simmonds, Grant Shapps, Olympic Park, Rebekah Brooks
What’s trending and why?
By Ellen E Jones | Notebook | Monday, 3 September 2012 at 11:21 am
Paralympics: Some are only watching to get the gory details of how athletes acquired their impairments
It finally happened about two seconds into the opening ceremony intro show. I’d been feeling iffy for a few days but Jon Snow finally made the inevitable happen: Abuse of the word “inspirational” triggered my gag reflex.
By Lisa Egan | Notebook, Olympics, Opinion | Friday, 31 August 2012 at 11:13 am
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