Sophie Wells finished off a superb day for ParalympicsGB at the Tokyo Equestrian Park by taking silver in the dressage individual test grade V. Wells backed up Sir Lee Pearson’s gold and Georgia Wilson’s bronze in the individual test grade II earlier in the afternoon with a brilliant routine on Don Cara. She scored 74.405
The second day of swimming action saw ParalympicsGB roar to a golden double, as Tully Kearney and Maisie Summers-Newton powered to the top of the podium with a world record apiece. Kearney completed her remarkable journey from Rio heartbreak to the top of the Paralympic ranks, smashing her own global best time in the women’s
Zoe Newson admitted she was outclassed after a near-miss in her bid for a third consecutive Paralympic powerlifting medal. Newson, 29, won bronze in the women’s -40kg event at London 2012 and claimed the same colour in the -45kg five years ago in Rio but then took time out of the sport, after giving birth
ParalympicsGB made a strong start in the swimming pool on the first morning of Tokyo 2020, as seven athletes qualified for their respective finals later today. Reece Dunn underlined his gold medal credentials with a new Paralympic record in the men’s 100m butterfly S14 as he touched the wall in 55.99 seconds, 0.79s faster than
ParalympicsGB has announced four-time Paralympians and Paralympic champions Ellie Simmonds OBE (Swimming) and John Stubbs MBE (Archery) as the flagbearers for the British team at the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on Tuesday 24 August. Chef de Mission Penny Briscoe OBE said, “Both Ellie and John exemplify what it means to be
ParalympicsGB has confirmed the highest ever percentage of female athletes will compete at a Summer Games when the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games begin on August 24th. Last week’s delegation registration meeting (DRM) in Tokyo confirmed that a total of 227 athletes will represent ParalympicsGB in 19 of the 22 Paralympic sports, a figure which includes
New Zealand and France maintain perfect records in pursuit of Olympic gold Rio 2016 Olympic Champions Australia knocked out by impressive Fiji while Great Britain beat the USA to claim semi-final spot Olympic debutants China and the Russian Olympic Committee team showed their potential by reaching the quarter-finals but were beaten by France and New
Track and field athletes Sophie Kamlish and Polly Maton yesterday became the latest University of Bath-based sportspeople to be selected for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Former World Champion Kamlish, from Bath and coached by Rob Ellchuk, is no stranger to the Paralympics having competed at both London 2012 and Rio 2016. She set a
Thirty-two athletes have been added to the ParalympicsGB athletics team for the Paralympic Games in Tokyo next month, joining the 12 athletes who were selected as part of the first wave team announcement in June. Past Paralympic champions Libby Clegg and guide runner Chris Clarke, Kadeena Cox, Dan Greaves, Jonnie Peacock and David Weir all
GREAT BRITAIN’S women’s rugby team are on a ‘smash and grab stay in Tokyo’. And a world cup winning star, England’s Alex Matthews, won’t even be staying long enough to celebrate her birthday which occurs mid-Games. Furthermore, GB women sevens they won’t take part in either the opening or closing ceremonies as they try to
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