Disability Sports News

Disability sporting events around the world are becoming more and more common everyday.

Around the globe there are numerous organisations working towards improved accessibility of sports for disabled people at every level.

This section features a round up of disability sports news and events from around the world concerning persons with disabilities.

Read about all the action as it happens with news concerning disability in sports including, results, breaking news, videos, sporting events, audio and feature stories and articles.

Disabled World wants to make sure that the number of disabled people in sport increases across the board - whether as a participant, trainer or administrator. The aim being to ensure that people with physical, sensory and learning difficulties have equal access to sport and physical activity worldwide.

Learn more about the increasing broad aspects of disability sport and get practical tips on inclusion.

Articles

Pub. Date	Topic	Author
2012-01-12	RIM-AU Wheelchair Basketball Tournament	Michigan Sports & Spine Centers
2011-09-01	Sainsbury's UK School Games - Disability Sports	Sainsbury UK School Games
2011-08-22	Hood to Coast Relay Race for Service Members with Disability	The Standard
2011-08-05	US Open USTA Wheelchair Tennis Championships	The ROHO Group, Inc.
2011-08-01	2011 Disabled Volleyball World Cup	Jean Loncle
2011-07-14	National Veterans Wheelchair Games Pittsburgh	Paralyzed Veterans of America
2011-04-23	Sudden Death Syndrome in Young Athletes	American Friends of Tel Aviv University
2011-04-05	Inclusive Sports Event a Success	Disability Sports
2011-02-23	Inspiring Sport for All Event Gets Olympic Backing	The University of Nottingham
2011-02-13	2011 Canada Winter Games in Halifax Open	Quotemedia
2010-10-20	Dodge Brand Teams Up with Challenged Athletes Foundation	Chrysler Group LLC
2010-10-03	Soldiers to the Summit of Labouche East Mountain	Ameripride Taxgroup
2010-08-30	Paralympic Swimmer Tucker Dupree Wins Five Medals	Paralympics News
2010-08-06	Former President George W. Bush Provides Encouragement to Disabled Veterans Embarking on Himalayan Climb	worldteamsports.org
2010-07-10	2010 Boiling Point Wheelchair Track Classic	Government of Canada
2010-06-24	Athletes Overcome Disabilities to Compete in Extreme Outdoor Challenge	World T.E.A.M. Sports
2010-06-22	2010 World Cup in International Sign Language	FIFA.com
2010-05-08	Greater Toledo Aquatic Club Disability Open	Greater Toledo Aquatic Club
2009-12-19	United Nations International Day of Disabled Persons - World Record Sky Diving	Team Independence
2009-10-03	Paraplegic Chris Waddell Climbs Mount Kilimanjaro	Disabled World
2009-08-29	Blind Texan From Germany To Challenge 6 day Ultra-marathon Record	Jeffrey Taylor Norris
2009-08-24	European and Open Para Equestrian Championship Results	Cecilie Wendel
2009-08-16	Crossing the Indian Ocean with a Disability	Angela Madsen
2009-07-31	The Able Disabled - European Para Equestrian Championship	Cecilie Wendel
2009-07-02	AMS Vans Spotlights Atlanta Wolfpack	AMS Vans
2009-03-30	North Pole to be Made Wheelchair Accessible	Team Independence '09
2009-03-17	Mt. Washington Wraps Up Nordic Skiing World Cup	IPC
2009-02-26	USA Judo Will Host Blind Judo Athletes at Sr. National Judo Championships San Diego	The Blind Judo Foundation
2009-02-12	Paraplegic Angela Madsen Joins Crew Attempting to Row Across Indian Ocean	Angela Madsen
2009-01-27	Blind Explorer Reaches South Pole	Disabled World
2009-01-19	Vuokatti Ready for IPC Biathlon and Cross Country Skiing Champs	International Paralympic Committee
2009-01-17	The Weather Network Propels Para-Alpine Olympic Hopeful	The Weather Network
2008-12-12	Paraplegic Woman to Row across Indian Ocean	Disabled World
2008-08-31	Wheelchair Back Flip Video - Aaron Fotheringham	RehaDesign
2008-01-01	Ocean Rowing for Disabled Rowers	Rebecca
2008-01-01	Autism Awareness Ribbons Freddie Flintoff and Mahela Jayawardene	Asia Sports News

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