UK Paralympics

Disabled Schoolchildren 'Sent To The Library During PE'

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 23.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education

Disabled schoolchildren are being sent to the library during PE lessons because teachers are not able to integrate them, a Paralympic gold medallist ...

Pistorius Won't Compete Again In 2013

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 20.05.2013 | UK Sport

Oscar Pistorius will not compete again this year as he awaits trial for murder, despite receiving a number of meeting invitations, his agent has confi...

Ellie Simmonds Receives OBE From Prince Charles (PICTURES)

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 10.05.2013 | UK Sport

Team GB's Paralympic hero Ellie Simmonds received her OBE from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace on Friday. The 18-year-old won two golds at the ...

Samuel Luckhurst

'I Didn't Expect To Win The Marathon This Time'

HuffingtonPost.com | Samuel Luckhurst | Posted 25.04.2013 | UK Sport

London 2012 Paralympic hero David Weir has admitted he did not expect to win the 2013 London Marathon. Weir fell short of winning his seventh Marat...

David Weir Must Settle For Fifth Place After 'Tough' Marathon

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 21.04.2013 | UK

Paralympic champion David Weir failed to recreate the magic that saw him take four gold medals at the 2012 Olympics in today's London Marathon. The...

Paralympics Legend Plans Academy For Future Stars

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 06.04.2013 | UK Sport

Six-time Paralympic gold medallist David Weir launched an academy today to help the elite athletes of the future. The Weir Archer Academy will work...

Oscar Pistorius: The Fallen Hero Affirmed What I Already Knew

Alex T | Posted 28.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Alex T

The sharpest tragedy in the Pistorius scandal is the death of a young, intelligent woman - Reeva Steenkamp. Yet, the whole episode also threatens to strike a dagger into last year's Olympic legacy. For all that Pistorius did to prove the irrelevance of disability; he is now the blade runner that malfunctioned.

Pistorius Lawyers Must Prove 'Exceptional Circumstances' To Get Bail

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.02.2013 | UK

Sports star Oscar Pistorius has returned to court where his lawyers will continue their fight to keep the Paralympian, accused of murdering his girlfr...

'She Died In My Arms': Pistorius Tells Court Of Moment He Shot Girlfriend

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.02.2013 | UK

Oscar Pistorius has told a court he was "deeply in love" with his girlfriend and denied killing her. The Paralympic superstar gave his version of e...

Carl Pistorius: 'We Are Praying For Reeva's Family Like My Brother Asked'

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 19.02.2013 | UK

Oscar Pistorius' older brother Carl said he is "praying unceasingly for Reeva's family like my brother asked", as the Paralympic athlete sobbed in cou...

Pistorius 'Walked Seven Metres And Shot Girlfriend Through Bathroom Door'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.02.2013 | UK

Oscar Pistorius shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp through the bathroom door of his house, a court has heard. The superstar athlete sobbed as pros...

Overcoming Adversity With Paralympian Gold Medallist, David Andrew-Smith

Sam Feltham | Posted 15.04.2013 | UK Sport
Sam Feltham

This morning I struggled to get out of bed to come to work, but from now on I will not be so complacent about life after speaking to David Andrew-Smit...

The Rise And Fall Of Oscar Pistorius

The Huffington Post UK | Samuel Luckhurst | Posted 14.02.2013 | UK Sport

Oscar Pistorius' rise and fall could hardly be more drastic. A six-time Paralympic gold medalist who became the first amputee sprinter to compete in t...

Model, Law Student, And TV Star: Oscar Pistorius' Girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

Huffington Post UK | Posted 15.02.2013 | UK

Oscar Pistorius, sporting hero and Paralympic athlete has allegedly shot his girlfriend, South African model Reeva Steenkamp, dead. Steenkamp was ...

Pistorius' Career In Pictures

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.02.2013 | UK Sport

Oscar Pistorius has been arrested on suspicion of murder by after he shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at the Paralympian's home. A 26-year-...

Paralympian Oscar Pistorius Has Allegedly Shot Dead His Girlfriend

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 15.04.2013 | UK

Paralympic athelete Oscar Pistorius has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the fatal shooting of a woman believed to be his girlfriend. Pol...

Six Months on From London 2012: How Local Communities Can Benefit From the Games Maker Legacy

Sir Charles Allen | Posted 27.03.2013 | UK Sport
Sir Charles Allen

They say time flies, but it is almost unthinkable that it was six months ago that the Olympic Games opened so spectacularly. The memories will live on for years to come, a summer which saw the best of what the UK had to offer, magnificent sport, an organisational triumph and of course an abiding memory of the team in purple and red: the Games Makers.

The Olympics 2012 Lesson: Unity Is The Way Forward

Rob Atkinson | Posted 03.03.2013 | UK Sport
Rob Atkinson

Benjamin Franklin memorably stated "Gentlemen, we must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately". The message that no group of people can succeed and prosper who are divided against themselves, applies equally to society at large.

The Queen's Christmas Speech... In 3D

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.12.2012 | UK

Settling down to watch the Queen's speech after Christmas dinner, viewers could be transported to Buckingham Palace, almost able to feel the pine need...

A Year of Olympic Glory and a Few Laughs

Lynne Parker | Posted 20.02.2013 | UK Comedy
Lynne Parker

As a born and bred Londoner, I now wish I'd had an opportunity to play my part - banging a drum along with Danny Boyle would have been good fun. I admit I blew it.

Oops! Ellie Simmonds Gets Misspelled Star

WENN | Posted 08.12.2012 | Home

Winning a pair of Paralympic gold medals this year is still not enough for people to learn how to spell Ellie Simmonds' name correctly. The Par...

My Chemotherapy Diary: Part II

Laura Price | Posted 14.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Laura Price

An hour or so after the usual blood test, the oncologist comes into my room and draws the curtain around me for privacy. Uh oh, bad news.

Olympic Stars Set Regent Street Alight (PICTURES)

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 13.11.2012 | UK

A string of giant gold discs flicked into life in mid-air as a team of British Olympic and Paralympic athletes switched on the Regent Street Christmas...

Ennis And Weir Voted Olympian And Paralympian Of The Year

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 18.10.2012 | UK Sport

Heptathlete Jessica Ennis and wheelchair racer David Weir rounded off a golden year of success by being voted British Olympic and Paralympic Athlete o...

Not a Paralympic Legacy: Belief and Benefit Cuts

Musa Okwonga | Posted 02.12.2012 | UK Politics
Musa Okwonga

With the Paralympics not all that far in the rear view mirror, Duncan Smith's outlook sounds almost consistent with the theme tune of that superb tournament: that people with disabilities are Harder Than You Think, and therefore don't need so many of your tax-funded handouts. It's a seductively simple premise, but it looks to be at variance with the facts.