Para sport news
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Para and Disability Sport Takeover Week returns for 2025
During the first week of November, our Para and Disability Sport Takeover Week will be kicking off for the 5th year running!
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Kravchenko elected chair of IPC Athletes' Council
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athlete’s Council has elected current ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº University PhD student Vladyslava Kravchenko as its new Chairperson.
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ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº University launches new Para and Disability Sport Strategy
ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº University has officially launched its new Para and Disability Sport Strategy – with opportunity sitting at its core.
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Yasmina Eissa: The road to the Paralympic Games
ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº University Para Badminton star athlete Yasmina Eissa has her sights well set on the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.
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ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº athletes selected for 2023 IWBF European Championships
ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº University will be well represented at this month’s 2023 International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) European Championships after a large contingent of Lightning players have been selected by their respective nations.
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ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº Lightning Wheelchair Basketball win back-to-back league titles
ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº Lightning Wheelchair Basketball secured consecutive league titles following another incredible campaign in the Women’s Premier League.
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ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº research will aim to increase female participation in wheelchair rugby
ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº University is set to collaborate with World Wheelchair Rugby (WWR), Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby (GBWR), and UK Sport on a study that researchers hope will increase female participant levels in the sport.
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Alumnus Donaldson appointed Head of Para Sport
Alumnus Alasdair Donaldson has been appointed ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº University’s new Head of Para Sport.
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ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº Sport extends partnership with Computacenter
ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº Sport are delighted to confirm that its long-standing partnership with Computacenter has been extended.
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ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº students added to UK Sport Paralympic World Class Programme
British Athletics has announced its nominations onto the UK Sport Paralympic World Class Programme (WCP) for 2022/23, which includes 14 ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº students, alumni and ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº-based athletes.
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Hollis and Kearney set for World Para Swimming Championships
ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº-based swimmer James Hollis has been joined by Tully Kearney as the pair complete their final preparations for the World Para Swimming Championships in Madeira, Portugal.
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ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº researchers to support clean sport initiatives in Para sport
Researchers from ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº University will embark on a collaborative project to support clean sport initiatives in Para sport.
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Computacenter confirmed as Lightning Wheelchair Basketball’s headline sponsor
Computacenter, the leading independent technology business, has been confirmed as Lightning Wheelchair Basketball’s headline sponsor.