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22/09/2014
British triathlon and paratriathlon stars line up in Madrid
British elite triathletes and paratriathletes are involved in international action in Madrid this weekend at the ETU European Cup and ITU World Paratriathlon events.
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07/09/2014
Whiley makes Grand Slam history at US Open
Jordanne Whiley made tennis history on Saturday, becoming the first British player to win a calendar year Grand Slam after partnering Japan’s Yui Kamiji to win the women’s doubles wheelchair tennis title at the US Open in New York.
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07/09/2014
Lapthorne, Whiley and Reid into US Open finals
Andy Lapthorne, Jordanne Whiley and Gordon Reid will play for up to four US Open titles this weekend after a fine second day for the three Brits on the Tennis Foundation’s Wheelchair Tennis Performance Programme in New York on Friday.
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07/09/2014
Lapthorne makes winning start at US Open
Andy Lapthorne made a winning start to his second US Open Wheelchair Tennis Competition on Thursday in New York, beating American world No. 6 Nick Taylor 6-4, 6-3 in the first of his three quad singles round-robin matches.
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06/09/2014
Trio of Brits set to begin US Open campaigns
Jordanne Whiley faces Dutch world No. 5 Marjolein Buis, Gordon Reid plays Argentina’s world No. 4 Gustavo Fernandez and Andy Lapthorne meets American world No. 6 Nick Taylor when the three Brits on the Tennis Foundation’s Wheelchair Tennis Performance Programme
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29/08/2014
England Visually Impaired squad announced for Blind Cricket
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today announced a 17- man Visually Impaired squad led by Matt Dean to travel to South Africa for the Blind Cricket World Cup in November.
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29/08/2014
Paratriathlon squad targets world titles in Edmonton
Great Britain paratriatheltes have enjoyed a successful holding camp in Kelowna in the Canadian Rockies and are making the final preparations to compete in the ITU World Championships in Edmonton on Saturday.
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25/08/2014
ParalympicsGB puts aspiring Paralympians on pathway to Rio
Aspiring Paralympians took another important step on their quest to represent their country at Rio 2016 this weekend as 60 Paralympic hopefuls and support staff attended the ParalympicsGB Potentials Camp at the University of Bath.
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22/08/2014
GB & NI Win another Three Gold Medals in Swansea
Sammi Kinghorn (Ian Mirfin) cruised to her third gold medal and Maria Lyle (Henry Gray) to her second in another medal-filled day for GB & NI at the IPC European Championships in Swansea.
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22/08/2014
14 Year Old Lyle Lights up Swansea
Maria Lyle (Coach: Henry Gray) became the latest star of British Athletics as the 14 year old stormed to European T35 100m gold on her GB & NI international debut.
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20/08/2014
Medals galore for GB & NI on first day in Swansea
GB & NI’s campaign at the IPC Athletics European Championships got off to a flying start, as the team captained by Mikail Huggins claimed 15 medals on day one in Swansea.
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19/08/2014
Huggins to Captain GB & NI in Swansea
Mikail Huggins will captain the 51-strong GB & NI team sponsored by Sainsbury’s at the IPC Athletics European Championships in Swansea on 19-23 August.
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11/08/2014
Records fall as Brits conclude European campaign
The British Gas GBR Para-Swimming team exceeded their medal target with a performance that saw them win 73 medals including 30 golds at the IPC
Swimming European Championships.
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11/08/2014
Five gold medals on the penultimate day
The British Gas GBR Para-Swimming team secured five gold medals on the penultimate day of competition at the IPC Swimming European Championships to take their gold medal total to 26 ahead of the final day.
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11/08/2014
Golden evening for GB in Eindhoven
The British Gas GBR Para-Swimming team won four golds, five silvers and three bronze medals on the fifth day of the IPC Swimming European Championships.
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11/08/2014
Henshaw withdraws from Europeans
Charlotte Henshaw has been forced to pull out of the IPC Swimming European Championships in Eindhoven.
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11/08/2014
Five gold medals for the Brits on day two
On day two of the IPC Swimming European Championships the British Gas GBR Para-Swimming team secured five gold medals and a total of eight medals through the two sessions.
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11/08/2014
Golden start for Brits in Eindhoven
The British Gas GBR Para-Swimming Team secured three golds, three silvers and two bronze medals on the first day of competition at the IPC Swimming European Championships in Eindhoven.
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11/08/2014
Trio of British wheelchair tennis players set for US Open
Wimbledon champion Jordanne Whiley, Gordon Reid and Andy Lapthorne are all among the direct entries for the US Open Wheelchair Tennis Competition.
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21/07/2014
Lapthorne and Reid maintain home hopes at 25th British Open
Andy Lapthorne and Gordon Reid maintained the home challenge as the semi-finalists were confirmed on the third day of the 25th British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships at Nottingham Tennis Centre.
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21/07/2014
McCarroll upsets world No. 7 at 25th British Open
British No.2 Marc McCarroll secured the outstanding result on the second day of the 25th British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships at Nottingham Tennis Centre when he defeated Japan’s world No.7 Takuya Miki to reach Thursday’s men’s singles quarter-finals.
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09/07/2014
Wimbledon champions set for 25th British Open in Nottingham
Wimbledon champions Jordanne Whiley, Yui Kamiji, Stephane Houdet and Shingo Kunieda are among 25 world top 10 ranked singles players set to play for major honours in Great Britain once again when the 25th British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships takes place at Nottingham Tennis Centre from 15 – 20 July.
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07/07/2014
Whiley makes it a Grand Slam treble with Wimbledon title
Jordanne Whiley made history today by becoming the first British woman to lift a wheelchair tennis trophy at Wimbledon as she clinched the doubles title with Japanese partner Yui Kamiji.
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07/07/2014
Three Paratriathlon golds in Italy
British paratriathletes won three gold medals at the Iseo – Franciacorta ITU World Paratriathlon Event in Italy.
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04/07/2014
Double Olympian Woodbridge returns for European Championship
Double Olympic modern pentathlete Nick Woodbridge is set to compete at his first event for almost a year when he represents Great Britain at next week’s European Championships in Hungary.
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04/07/2014
Paralympians lend support to find wheelchair tennis stars
Paralympic bronze medallist Jordanne Whiley is today backing a new Ticket2Tokyo Talent ID campaign aimed at finding a new generation of wheelchair tennis players to compete at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
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16/06/2014
Tennis Foundation announces Dresse & Maere Cup tennis team
Geraint Richards, the Tennis Foundation’s Head of Disability Player Performance, has announced the seven players selected to represent Great Britain at the 2014 Dresse & Maere Cup, the world team championships of deaf tennis, in Chattanooga, USA
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16/06/2014
Whiley nets second Grand Slam title at Roland Garros
Britain’s Jordanne Whiley won the second Grand Slam title of her career today at Roland Garros after partnering Japan’s Yui Kamiji to win the women’s doubles wheelchair tennis title, beating Dutch top seeds Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot
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06/06/2014
GB pick up silver and bronze medals on final day
Great Britain completed a successful BNP Paribas World Team Cup today as the women picked up a silver medal before the men claimed a bronze in Alphen, the Netherlands.
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06/06/2014
GB Claim Gold at World Team Cup
Great Britain claimed gold for the fourth time in the quad event at the BNP Paribas World Team Cup as they defeated the USA 2-1 in today’s final in Alphen, the Netherlands.
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04/06/2014
Lauren leads paratriathlon gold rush
Lauren Steadman caused an upset at the London ITU World Paratriathlon Event to win one of Britain’s four gold medals in Hyde Park. Steadman upset teammate and ITU world champion, Faye McClelland, who hadn’t been beaten in over three years.
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15/05/2014
Paratriathletes debut in ITU World Triathlon Yokohama
A squad of fourteen British paratriathletes will compete at Yokohama in Japan this weekend. They feature for the first time in a formal ITU World Triathlon Series for Paratriathlon as the sport prepares to make its debut at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
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14/05/2014
Qasim Ali named new England Physical Disability Head Coach
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has today announced that Qasim Ali has been appointed as the new Head Coach of the England Physical Disability (PD) team.
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11/05/2014
Lapthorne and Whiley head four British titles in Atlanta
Andy Lapthorne and Jordanne Whiley won the quad singles and women’s singles titles at the Atlanta Open on Saturday as British payers on the Tennis Foundation’s Wheelchair Tennis Performance Programme completed the latest ITF 1 Series event on the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour with four titles.
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30/04/2014
Simmonds takes Gold on final day in Glasgow
World and Paralympic champion Ellie Simmonds won gold on the final day of the Para-Swimming International Swimming Meet 2014 in Glasgow.
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20/04/2014
Slater sets European Record in Glasgow
Steph Slater won her second silver medal of the competition and set an S8 European 50m Freestyle Record on day two of the British Para-Swimming International Meet 2014 in Glasgow.
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20/04/2014
Home Medals on Day One
British athletes Steph Slater, Jon Fox and Nicole Lough took places on the podium on the opening day of the British Para-Swimming International Meet 2014 in Glasgow.
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14/04/2014
Paratriathlon World Class and Talent squads confirmed
Six ITU world champions will provide the inspiration for continued progress of Britain’s paratriathlon squads in the run up to the sports’ Paralympic debut in Rio..
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04/04/2014
Katie Hewison & Phil Wylie win British titles at Rockingham
Katie Hewison and Phil Wylie rounded off a day of world-class racing at Rockingham Motor Racing Circuit winning the senior British Elite Duathlon titles in two close fought races.
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04/04/2014
Paratriathletes demonstrate international potential
British Triathlon has conducted another successful Paratriathlon Talent ID event this weekend in Loughborough.
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04/04/2014
Brits net hat-trick of Cajun Classic titles
British players won three titles at the Cajun Classic Wheelchair Tennis Tournament in Baton Rouge, Louisiana over the weekend
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18/03/2014
Disability Sports Day at the University of Bath
An afternoon of disability sport is being hosted by University of Bath Students’ Union Sport at the University’s campus on Wednesday (19 March)
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14/03/2014
Strong performance adds up to historic gold for Gallagher
University of Bath graduate Kelly Gallagher made a piece of history today (Monday) by winning Britain’s first gold medal at a Paralympic Winter Games.
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25/02/2014
Reid, Burdekin and van Koot win USN Bolton Arena titles
British players claimed five out of the singles main draw singles and doubles titles at the USN Bolton Arena Indoor Wheelchair Tennis Tournament after Gordon Reid and Jamie Burdekin won the men’s singles and quad singles finals
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18/02/2014
Paralympic medallists head USN Bolton Arena Indoor entry
Five London 2012 Paralympic Games medallists, including Britain’s Jordanne Whiley, Lucy Shuker and Andy Lapthorne and Aniek van Koot of the Netherlands are among nine world top 10 ranked singles players
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05/02/2014
Paratriathlon squad benefit from winter camp
A squad of twenty British Paratriathletes has recently returned from its first ever winter training camp.
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05/02/2014
Hynd announces his retirement from swimming
Beijing Paralympic Champion Sam Hynd has announced his plans to retire from swimming after a career that has spanned almost a decade.
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27/01/2014
Hewett clinches hat-trick of Junior Masters titles
Alfie Hewett claimed his third successive boys’ singles title today at the Cruyff Foundation Junior Masters in Tarbes, France, after a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Martin de la Puente of Spain.
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24/01/2014
Whiley nets first Grand Slam title in Melbourne
Jordanne Whiley became the first British woman to win a Grand Slam wheelchair tennis title today when she partnered Japan’s Yui Kamiji to a 6-2, 6-7(3).
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24/01/2014
Lapthorne clinches third Australian Open doubles title
Andy Lapthorne won his third Australian Open quad doubles title today after partnering American David Wagner to a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Australian Dylan Alcott and South Africa’s Lucas Sithole in Melbourne.
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24/01/2014
Whiley reaches first Grand Slam semi-final in Melbourne
Jordanne Whiley reached her first Grand Slam singles semi-final on Wednesday’s first day of the Australian Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships after beating Dutchwoman Sharon Walraven in straight sets.
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14/01/2014
Reid claims historic double at Sydney Super Series
Gordon Reid completed the perfect start to his Australian Open preparations today when he became the first British player to win a men’s singles Super Series wheelchair tennis title at the Apia Sydney International Open in Australia.
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23/12/2013
4 Brits qualify for Australian Open Wheelchair Tennis Champs
Great Britain's Gordon Reid, Jordanne Whiley, Lucy Shuker and Andy Lapthorne are among the 20 entries announced for the Australian Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships at Melbourne Park from 22-25 January.
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22/11/2013
Paralympians set for British Wheelchair Tennis Championships
London 2012 medallists Jordanne Whiley, Lucy Shuker and Andy Lapthorne will compete in the nation’s capital next week for the first time since last year’s Paralympic Games
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15/11/2013
Paralympic champion Frederiksen retires
Paralympic Champion Heather Frederiksen has announced her retirement from swimming after a career of six years at the top of the sport.
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11/11/2013
Reid and Whiley reach Doubles Masters final
Gordon Reid and Jordanne Whiley will contest Monday's men's and women's doubles finals when the ITF Wheelchair Doubles Masters come to an end in Mission Viejo, California
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11/11/2013
British trio reach Doubles Masters semi-finals
Gordon Reid, Lucy Shuker and Jordanne Whiley will all feature in Sunday’s doubles semi-finals at the ITF Wheelchair Doubles Masters in Mission Viejo, California after Reid and Shuker and their respective partners won their final round-robin pool matches on Saturday.
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11/11/2013
Whiley makes history to reach Masters semi-finals
Jordanne Whiley has become the first Brit to ever reach an NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters women’s semi-final after she claimed a 6-2, 6-1 victory in her all-British third and final round-robin match against Lucy Shuker on Friday in Mission Viejo, USA
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08/11/2013
Lapthorne keeps final hopes alive at Singles Masters
Andy Lapthorne kept his hopes of reaching a third successive NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters quad singles final alive when he beat American world No. 4 Nick Taylor 6-2, 6-2 in his second round-robin match on Wednesday in Mission Viejo, California.
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08/11/2013
Reid & Whiley make strong start to Doubles Masters campaign
Gordon Reid and Jordanne Whiley both made impressive starts to their doubles campaigns at the ITF Wheelchair Doubles Masters on Thursday in Mission Viejo, California.
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20/10/2013
Defending champions head Nottingham Indoor entry
Defending champions Maikel Scheffers, Jiske Griffioen and Andy Lapthorne are among thirteen world top 10 ranked players that will line up for the men’s, women’s and quad singles at the 2013 Nottingham Indoor Wheelchair Tennis Tournament
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11/10/2013
Restructure of British Para-Swimming Performance Centres
British Para-Swimming has announced changes to the format of its current High Performance Centre structure.
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10/10/2013
GB to host record number of ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour event
The 2014 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters, the year-end championship for the world’s leading singles players, heads Great Britain’s largest number of world ranking events ever on the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour
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10/10/2013
Reid defeats world's top three to claim first ITF 1 title
Gordon Reid clinched the first ITF 1 Series singles title of his career on Sunday at the Open de la Baie de Somme to complete an astonishing three days for the British No. 1 men’s wheelchair tennis player
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30/09/2013
British Para-Swimming unveils new Head Coach
Rob Greenwood has been appointed Head Coach of the new look British Para-Swimming programme.
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20/09/2013
Nicole guides Melissa to top of the world
Team Bath triathlete and University of Bath graduate Nicole Walters helped one of Britain’s top Paratriathletes to gold at the World Championships in London.
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16/09/2013
McClelland relishes golden World Championship moment
Four-time paratriathlon world champion Faye McClelland says sharing her latest title with London was the greatest moment of her career.
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07/09/2013
Remarkable fifth successive world title for Rickham
University of Bath graduate Alexandra Rickham is celebrating a fifth successive SKUD title at the IFDS Disabled Sailing World Championships.
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19/08/2013
Millward collects four golds at World Champs
Bath-based swimmer Stephanie Millward is celebrating an impressive haul of four gold medals from the IPC World Championships in Canada.
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19/08/2013
Brits end IPC Worlds with three more golds
The British team scooped another three golds on the final day to end their 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships campaign in Montreal in emphatic style.
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19/08/2013
Russell storms to first major title in Montreal
British teenager Hannah Russell landed her first major title with S12 100m Backstroke gold on the penultimate day of the 2013 IPC World Championships in Montreal to help boost the Brit’s medal tally to 46.
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18/08/2013
Josef Craig lands second world title in Montreal
British teenager Josef Craig scooped his second title of a dream IPC World Championships debut with S7 100m Freestyle gold on day five in Montreal.
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17/08/2013
Brits secure four more titles on golden night in Montreal
British trio Ellie Simmonds, Sascha Kindred and Jon Fox and the women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay quartet all stormed to World titles on a fruitful fourth day of the 2013 IPC World Championships in Montreal.
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14/08/2013
Marren leads British clean sweep for first World title
The British Gas GBR Disability Swimming team celebrated another medal haul on day two of the IPC Swimming World Championships with a total of 10 medals and two gold medals.
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14/08/2013
British Paratriathlon team named for ITU World Championships
British Triathlon has confirmed a large and talented Great Britain Paratriathlon team for the PruHealth World Triathlon Grand Final London next month.
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13/08/2013
Simmonds retains world title on opening day in Montreal
Paralympic champion Ellie Simmonds landed her first gold of the 2013 IPC World Championships with an emphatic victory in the S6 400m Freestyle final in Montreal.
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03/08/2013
Four British players to compete - US Open Wheelchair Tennis
Four British players will contest the US Open Wheelchair Tennis Event for the first time this year after Gordon Reid, Lucy Shuker, Jordanne Whiley and Andy Lapthorne were this week named among the entries.
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31/07/2013
Tennis Foundation launches Disability Tennis Road Show
The Tennis Foundation has today launched the inaugural Disability Tennis Road Show, which will be visiting seven venues across Great Britain in September to inspire more people to play tennis one year on from the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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31/07/2013
Kamlish rounds off campaign on a high note
Sixteen-year-old Sophie Kamlish rounded off Britain’s track campaign at the IPC Athletics World Championships with a bronze medal and personal best in the T44 200m.
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25/07/2013
Teen Sensation Hahn Storms to Gold in Lyon
After storming on to the international stage on Monday, winning silver in the T38 200m, Sophie Hahn (coach: Joseph McDonnell) went one better in the 100m, as she broke the world record to win gold at the IPC World Athletics Championships.
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24/07/2013
Peacock, Whitehead & Davies Strike Gold in Lyon
Jonnie Peacock (coach: Steve Fudge), Richard Whitehead (Keith Antoine) and Aled Davies (Anthony Hughes) added gold medal number seven and eight and nine for GB & NI on day four of the IPC World Athletics Championships in Lyon.
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22/07/2013
Gerard wins first Super Series title at British Open
World No. 6 Joachim Gerard of Belgium won the men’s singles final on Sunday as the 24th British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships came to an end at Nottingham Tennis Centre with the fifth seed defeating world No. 2 Stephane Houdet of France 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.
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21/07/2013
Ellerbrock and Sithole claim British Open titles
Sabine Ellerbrock of Germany and Lucas Sithole of South Africa won the women’s singles and quad singles titles on Saturday’s penultimate day of the 24th British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships.
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20/07/2013
Ellerbrock and van Koot reach women's final at British Open
World top two Sabine Ellerbrock and Aniek van Koot will contest the women’s singles final at the 24th British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships at Nottingham Tennis Centre tomorrow.
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19/07/2013
Wagner and Sithole to contest quad final at British Open
Top two seeds David Wagner and Lucas Sithole will contest Saturday’s quad singles final at the 24th British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships, while British No. 1 Gordon Reid also progressed to the men’s singles semi-finals on Thursday’s third day of play at Nottingham Tennis Centre.
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18/07/2013
Burdekin reaches quad semis at British Open
World No. 10 Burdekin, the 2012 runner-up at the British Open, put in a tremendous performance in his quarter-final to beat American fourth seed and world No. 7 Greg Hasterok 6-0, 6-0
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14/07/2013
Britain’s best triumph at biggest ever Paratriathlon Champs
Britain’s World and European champion Paratriathletes raced at the biggest ever British Championships in Liverpool alongside elite youth, junior and senior athletes as well as Age-Group athletes from around the country.
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11/07/2013
Paralympic medallists head entries at 24th British Open
A host of London 2012 Paralympic medallists return to the UK again next week when the 24th British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships takes place at Nottingham Tennis Centre from July 16 – 21.
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07/07/2013
Whiley reaches second Wimbledon final
Great Britain’s Jordanne Whiley has reached her second consecutive Wimbledon final after partnering Japan’s Yui Kamiji to victory in their doubles semi-final today at The Championships.
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17/06/2013
GB Paratriathlon team dominates European Championships
The Great Britain Paratriathlon team came away from sun drenched Alanya, Turkey with six gold, four silver and two bronze medals from the ETU Paratriathlon European Championships.
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14/06/2013
Tennis Foundation announces Deaflympic tennis team
Geraint Richards, the Tennis Foundation’s Head of Disability Player Performance, has announced the five players selected to represent Great Britain at the 22nd Deaflympics in Sofia, Bulgaria from 26th July to 4th August 2013.
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13/06/2013
Paralympians set to compete at Wimbledon
Great Britain will have three Paralympians contesting the wheelchair tennis doubles event at The Championships, Wimbledon this year after Gordon Reid and Lucy Shuker gained direct entry with their respective doubles partners while Jordanne Whiley was awarded a wild card.
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06/06/2013
Reid reaches semis at Roland Garros
British No. 1 Gordon Reid made a winning Grand Slam singles debut at Roland Garros on Wednesday, beating world No. 9 Michael Jeremiasz of France 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 to reach Thursday's semi-finals
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29/05/2013
Great Britain Claim World Team Cup Silver Medal
Great Britain’s women claimed silver in the final of the World Team Cup.
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22/05/2013
Channel 4 announced as broadcaster for 2013 para athletics
British Athletics has today received a further commercial boost with the signing of Channel 4 as broadcaster for its elite para athletics fixtures, starting this summer with the two events within the Sainsbury’s Summer Series.
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16/05/2013
Jones hangs up her cap and goggles
Mulit-Paralympic medallist Natalie Jones has announced her retirement from swimming after more than 13 years at the top of the sport.
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10/05/2013
Reid and Shuker qualify for Roland Garros
Two British players will contest the wheelchair tennis event at Roland Garros for the first time next month, after the International Tennis Federation today confirmed both Gordon Reid and Lucy Shuker among the entries
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10/05/2013
Nine British Paralympic Medallists to Star in Global Final
Nine British London 2012 Paralympic medallists, including Paralympic champions Hannah Cockroft (coach: Jenni Banks), Jonnie Peacock (Steve Fudge), Richard Whitehead (Liz Yelling) and David Weir (Jenny Archer) have been confirmed as competing at the Sainsbury’s Grand Prix
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07/05/2013
Whiley claims first ITF 1 singles title
Jordanne Whiley sealed the first ITF 1 Series women's singles title of her career as British players completed the Atlanta Open with three titles from four finals on Sunday.
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29/04/2013
Marren Grabs Second Gold with Freestyle PB
Amy Marren claimed her fourth medal and second gold on the final day of the 2013 British International Disability Swimming Championships in Sheffield.
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28/04/2013
Kindred Closes in on Sixth World Champs
Sascha Kindred closed in on his sixth IPC World Championships with a world leading performance on day three of the British International Disability Swimming Championships in Sheffield.
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28/04/2013
Slater breakthrough performance to secure first gold medal
Stephanie Slater enjoyed a breakthrough performance on the second day of competition at the British International Disability Swimming Championships in Sheffield.
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26/04/2013
Fox on form on opening night in Sheffield
Paralympic champion Jonathan Fox took a step towards the defense of his World title with gold on the opening night of the British International Disability Swimming Championships 2013 in Sheffield.
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26/04/2013
Weir to Compete at Sainsbury's Grand Prix - Birmingham
British Athletics today announced that six time Paralympic champion David Weir (coach: Jenny Archer) will compete in the T53/T54 1500m at the Sainsbury’s Grand Prix – Birmingham, in the IPC Grand Prix Final on Saturday 29 June
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25/04/2013
IWAS Electric Wheelchair Hockey World Championship 2014
The International Wheelchair and Amputee Sport Federation (IWAS) announced on Monday, 22 April 2013 that the bid to host the IWAS Electric Wheelchair Hockey World Championship 2014 has been awarded to the Deutscher Behindertensport Verbande.v and the city of Munich
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24/04/2013
ECB appoints Ross Hunter as England Visually Impaired coach
The England and Wales Cricket Board has appointed Ross Hunter as the new Head Coach of the England Visually Impaired cricket team.
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24/04/2013
IWAS World Junior Games 2014, Stoke Mandeville
The International Wheelchair andAmputee Sports Federation are delighted to announce that they will stage the 10th World Junior Games at Stoke Mandeville Sports Stadium in the UK between the 3rd to the 8th August 2014.
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14/04/2013
Lapthorne wins first Super Series title
Andy Lapthorne clinched the first ITF Super Series quad singles title of his career today in Johannesburg after beating home favourite Lucas Sithole 3-6, 6-0, 7-6(9) in a thrilling final at the Airports Company South Africa SA Open at Ellis Park Stadium.
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13/04/2013
Reid defeats world No.1 to reach Super Series final
British No. 1 Gordon Reid secured a first career win over Japanese world No. 1 Shingo Kunieda today to reach the second ITF Super Series men’s singles final of his career in South Africa.
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10/04/2013
Paralympians selected to compete at World Team Cup
Geraint Richards, the Tennis Foundation’s Head of Disability Player Performance, today announced his players selected to represent Great Britain in the BNP Paribas World Team Cup in Antalya, Turkey from 20 – 26 May.
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28/03/2013
British Triathlon 2013 Paratriathlon Squads Confirmed
British Triathlon has confirmed its 2013 UK Sport Lottery Funded World-Class Paratriathlon Squad.
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27/03/2013
British Swimming Appoints Paralympic Performance Director
British Swimming has appointed a new National Performance Director to lead its successful Paralympic swimming programme.
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11/03/2013
Applegate Takes Tally to Four Golds
Paralympic Champion Jessica-Jane Applegate (S14) scooped her fourth gold of the four-day meet in the MC 50m Freestyle on the final day of the British Gas International in Leeds.
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10/03/2013
Pepper Produces Thrird Gold Medal Swim of the Meet
London 2012 Paralympian Daniel Pepper landed his third gold medal of the meet as he claimed the MC 200m Individual Medley title on day three of the British Gas International Meet in Leeds.
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09/03/2013
Craig Posts World Leading Time to Take Gold in Leeds
Paralympic Champion Josef Craig (S7 of South Tyneside swam close to his own World Record to win the MC 400m Freestyle event on the second night of the British Gas International Meet in Leeds.
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09/03/2013
Paralympic Legacy In Action
Off the back of the phenomenally successful London Paralympic Games, the London Youth Games and the Tennis Foundation will host the first ever Balfour Beatty London Youth Games learning disability tennis competition in 2013
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08/03/2013
British Record for Applegate
Paralympic Champion Jessica-Jane Applegate broke the her own S14 British Record to take victory in the MC 100m Freestyle on the opening day of the British Gas International Meet in Leeds.
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07/03/2013
Tennis Foundation launches Wheelchair Tennis Development
The Tennis Foundation’s Wheelchair Tennis Development Series has been launched today with eight tournaments taking place nationwide from April until August 2013.
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01/03/2013
Brits continue success at Wheelchair Tennis Tournament
For the second successive week British players have secured a clean sweep of NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour titles after the North East Wheelchair Tennis Tournament drew to a close today at Sunderland Tennis Centre.
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28/02/2013
Bath graduate wins hat-trick of medals
University of Bath graduate Kelly Gallagher has netted three medals at the International Paralympic Committee Alpine Skiing World Championships in Spain.
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07/02/2013
Whiley & McCarroll inspire players at wheelchair tennis camp
Wheelchair tennis stars Jordanne Whiley and Marc McCarroll have been helping to inspire the next generation of Paralympians at the Tennis Foundation's first wheelchair tennis camp of 2013.
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30/01/2013
Double Paralympic champion Peter Norfolk calls time
After 12 years of international competition, Peter Norfolk OBE has today announced he will no longer be competing full-time on the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour.
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29/01/2013
Hewett retains world Junior Masters titles
Alfie Hewett reinforced his status as the world No. 1 ranked junior wheelchair tennis player this weekend as he completed a successful defence of both his boys’ singles and doubles titles at the Cruyff Foundation Junior Masters in Tarbes, France.
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25/01/2013
Reid Ready for Baptism of Fire
Paralympic F44 long jump silver medallist Stef Reid (coach: Keith Antoine) is in confident mood as she prepares to line up for the GB&NI team at the British Athletics Glasgow International Match on Saturday
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25/01/2013
Shuker reaches Australian Open doubles final
Lucy Shuker has reached her second Australian Open doubles final as she recorded a straight sets wins with Dutch partner Marjolein Buis at Melbourne Park.
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23/01/2013
Lapthorne and Shuker ready for Australian Open challenge
Great Britain's Andy Lapthorne and Lucy Shuker are among the 20 entries announced for the Australian Open Wheelchair Championships at Melbourne Park from 23 - 26 January, with both players contesting the Grand Slam for the third time.
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08/01/2013
Hewett and Jones start 2013 at top of world rankings
Great Britain’s Alfie Hewett and Lauren Jones are starting 2013 as the world No. 1 junior wheelchair tennis players after the International Tennis Federation published the first world rankings of the New Year today.
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19/12/2012
Banks Appointed as Wheelchair Coach
Renowned paralympic coach Jenni Banks has been appointed as UKA’s wheelchair racing coach in the latest coaching appointment by UKA Performance Director Neil Black.
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04/12/2012
2012 Olympic Park to stage NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) today announced the return of international tennis to the London 2012 Olympic Park after leading British charity, the Tennis Foundation, was awarded the rights to stage the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters at Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in 2014-2016.
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22/11/2012
Dunn Confirmed as New UKA Paralympic Head Coach
UK Athletics has today named Paula Dunn as the newly appointed Paralympic Head Coach.
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06/11/2012
Wheelchair Tennis Showcased at the Barclays ATP World Tour
Members of the London 2012 Paralympics GB wheelchair tennis team gave fans at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals some extra entertainment today as they showcased their sport at The O2.
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01/11/2012
British wheelchair tennis tournaments upgraded for 2013
Great Britain will host its highest status of tournaments yet on the ITF’s 2013 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour, with the Tennis Foundation delighted to announce that October’s Nottingham Indoor tournament has been upgraded to ITF 1 Series status for the first time.
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31/10/2012
Louise hunts down doubles title in Nottingham
University of Bath student Louise Hunt claimed her fifth ITF 2 women’s doubles title of the year with victory at the Nottingham indoor Wheelchair Tennis Tournament at the weekend.
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29/10/2012
Scheffers makes it a double at Nottinhgam Indoor
World No.2 Maikel Scheffers made it a double as he lifted the men's singles and doubles titles at the Nottingham Indoor Wheelchair Tennis Tournament today.
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29/10/2012
Reid secures place in Nottingham Indoor final
Defending champion Gordon Reid recorded a straight sets win over fellow Brit David Phillipson to book his place in the men's singles final at Nottingham Indoor Wheelchair Tennis Tournament today.
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27/10/2012
Phillipson upsets odds to reach Nottingham Indoor semi
Local Nottinghamshire star David Phillipson upset the odds to book his place in the semi-finals on the second day of play at Nottingham Indoor Wheelchair Tennis Tournament.
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26/10/2012
British Paralympians continue success at Nottingham
Seven of the ten-strong squad that represented ParalympicsGB at the London 2012 Games secured wins on a successful first day for the Brits at Nottingham Indoor Wheelchair Tennis Tournament.
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25/10/2012
Rickham wins pair of British Sailing awards
University of Bath graduate Alexandra Rickham has collected a pair of top titles at the Skandia Team GBR annual prize giving dinner.
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20/10/2012
Paralympians set to do battle at Nottingham Indoor
Three of Great Britain's medalists from the London 2012 Paralympic Games are among a field of more than 50 players from seven countries set to contest the Nottingham Indoor Wheelchair Tennis Tournament
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19/10/2012
Paralympians ready to do battle again at Nottingham Indoor
Three of Great Britain’s medalists from the London 2012 Paralympic Games are among a field of more than 50 players from seven countries set to contest the Nottingham Indoor Wheelchair Tennis Tournament, which takes place next week at Nottingham Tennis Centre from 25 - 28 October.
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17/10/2012
Anderson announces retirement
Six-time Paralympic Champion James Anderson has called time on his swimming career that has spanned two decades.
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16/10/2012
Paralympian Hunt retains Cardiff titles
University of Bath student Louise Hunt retained both her singles and doubles titles at the Cardiff Wheelchair Tennis Tournament at the weekend.
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12/10/2012
Four Brits qualify for Doubles Masters
Four Brits on the Tennis Foundation's Wheelchair Tennis Performance Programme have qualified for the Invacare Doubles Masters, the year-end highlight for the world's top doubles players, after the International Tennis Federation announced the entries today.
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10/10/2012
History made as Brits qualify for each Div at NEC Masters
Players on the Tennis Foundation Wheelchair Tennis Performance Programme will ensure that there is British representation in all three divisions at the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters for the first time in the tournament's history as the ITF announced the entries today.
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05/10/2012
Peter Norfolk/Andy Lapthorne launch tennis chair initiative
The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust (the Trust) and The Tennis Foundation have today launched a new initiative which will see 60 tennis wheelchairs donated for free to tennis venues across Great Britain.
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02/10/2012
Brits dominate to claim five titles in Hilton Head
Tennis Foundation performance programme players Gordon Reid, Lucy Shuker, Antony Cotterill and Adam Field won five of a possible six titles over the weekend at the PTR Championships, an ITF 2 Series event on the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour
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10/09/2012
David Weir wins Paralympics GB's final gold of 2012
Weir's fourth gold of Games and a silver for Shelly Woods in wheelchair marathon confirm third place in medal table.
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09/09/2012
Simmonds signs off 2012 Games with silver in final race
Ellie Simmonds won her second 2012 Paralympics gold with a world record in the SM6 200m individual medley.
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09/09/2012
Oscar Pistorius Powers to T44 400m Gold
South African Oscar Pistorius provided a fitting finale to the Paralympics track and field competition with gold in the last event, the T44 400m.
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08/09/2012
Brit duo fight back to claim bronze
Lucy Shuker and Jordanne Whiley battled back from a set down to win their bronze medal play-off and claim ParalympicsGB's second medal in wheelchair tennis.
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07/09/2012
A brace of bronzes for Rushgrove and Blake at London 2012
It was another sparkling night in the Olympic Stadium for University of Bath based athletes at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, with Ben Rushgrove and Paul Blake both winning bronzes.
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07/09/2012
Bronze for sailor Rickham
University of Bath graduate Alexandra Rickham has won sailing bronze at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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07/09/2012
Shuker and Whiley face battle for bronze
Lucy Shuker and Jordanne Whiley have the chance to become the first GB women tennis players to win a Paralympic Games medal if they win the third-place contest in the Wheelchair Tennis women’s Doubles competition at London 2012 on Friday.
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06/09/2012
London 2012 bronze for Liz Johnson
Britain’s Liz Johnson won bronze in the SB6 100m breaststroke final at the London 2012 Paralympic Games tonight (Wednesday).
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06/09/2012
Gordon Reid powers into the wheelchair tennis quarter finals
ParalympicsGB wheelchair tennis star Gordon Reid remains on course for a maiden Paralympic Games medal after booking his place in the men’s singles quarter final at Eton Manor.
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06/09/2012
Norfolk and Lapthorne win silver
Peter Norfolk and Andy Lapthorne added to ParalympicsGB ever growing medal haul with silver in the Quad Doubles at Eton Manor.
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05/09/2012
Silver for Blake and bronze for Hart at 2012 Paralympics
University of Bath based athlete Paul Blake tonight (Tuesday) sprinted to silver in the Olympic Stadium at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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05/09/2012
Reid powers into the wheelchair tennis quarter finals
ParalympicsGB wheelchair tennis star Gordon Reid remains on course for a maiden Paralympic Games medal after booking his place in the men’s singles quarter final at Eton Manor.
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04/09/2012
Quad duo reach Paralympic final
TWO-TIME Paralympic champion Peter Norfolk is guaranteed another medal on the biggest stage of all after reaching the quad doubles final at London 2012.
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03/09/2012
Norfolk sends out ominous warning
Paralympic champion Peter Norfolk began the defence of his Quad Singles wheelchair tennis title in emphatic fashion as he thrashed Japan’s Mitsuteru Moroishi in under an hour on the centre court at Eton Manor.
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07/08/2012
Danish Paralympic swimmers prepare for London 2012 in Bath
Paralympic swimmers from Denmark have completed a preparation camps at the University of Bath ahead of the London 2012 Games.
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22/07/2012
Reid Reaches First Super Series Final
Gordon Reid has reached a Super Series final for the first time in his career after defeating world No.4 Ronald Vink at the British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships today.
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21/07/2012
Burdekin Defeats World Number 1 to Reach British Open Final
Jamie Burdekin recorded his first career victory over world No.1 David Wagner to reach the final of the quad singles at the British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships.
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19/07/2012
Lapthorne and Burdekin Book Semi Final Slots at British Open
Andy Lapthorne and Jamie Burdekin ensured that Great Britain made up half of the quad singles semi-final draw as they both secured straight sets wins at the British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships.
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18/07/2012
Phillipson and Reid Upset the Seeds at British Open
David Phillipson and Gordon Reid both made the most of home advantage to record upsets in the first round of the British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships at Nottingham Tennis Centre.
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12/07/2012
Open Could Hold the Key to Paralympic Success for Lapthorne
Andrew Lapthorne knows the British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships is vital to his Paralympic preparations.
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11/07/2012
49 Paralympic Track and Field Athletes Named for London
With just 50 days to go until the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, the British Paralympic Association (BPA) has announced the 49 members of the ParalympicsGB team who will compete in Athletics in London
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09/07/2012
Shuker and Whiley finish runners-up at Wimbledon
Lucy Shuker and Jordanne Whiley have finished as runners-up in the Wheelchair Ladies Doubles event at The Championships, Wimbledon.
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08/07/2012
Shuker and Whiley Reach Wimbledon Final
Lucy Shuker and Jordanne Whiley have become the first all-British wheelchair tennis pair to reach a Wimbledon final after they won their semi-final encounter at The Championships today.
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03/07/2012
Norfolk and Lapthorne Claim Third Super Series Doubles Title
Peter Norfolk and Andy Lapthorne have won their third Super Series quad doubles title together as they claimed the trophy at the BNP Paribas French Open this weekend.
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29/06/2012
Two Silver & Two Bronze Medals on Final Day in Holland
There were two silver medals – Hollie Arnold (coach: Anthony Hughes) and Paul Blake (Rob Ellchuk) – and two bronze medals for the Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland team on the final day of action at the IPC Athletics European Championships
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28/06/2012
World Record for Whitehead on Another Gold Medal Day
T42 200m World Record holder Richard Whitehead (coach: Liz Yelling/Keith Antoine) smashed his global best by over half a second with an impressive time of 24.93 (+1.9m/s) to win gold on the penultimate day of the IPC Athletics European Championships
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27/06/2012
Silver for McLoughlin as Aviva GB & NI WIN Four more Medals
Commonwealth Games silver medallist Jenny McLoughlin (coach: Darrell Maynard) added European silver to her fast improving CV when finishing second in the T37 200m in a new personal best time of 30.10 (+0.4m/s)
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26/06/2012
Miller Wins third Consecutine Eurpean Medal in Holland
Stephen Miller (coach: Ros Miller) won his third successive European title in the F32 club throw at the IPC Athletics European Championships in Stadskanaal, Holland (24-28 June) today, giving him a major confidence boost going into his fifth Paralympic Games this summer.
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25/06/2012
3 Golds for Aviva GB & NI on Day 1 of IPC Europeans
Derek Derenalagi (coach: Alison O’Riordan), on his first overseas trip with the Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland team, won a surprise gold medal in the F57/58 discus on day one of the IPC Athletics European Championships in Stadskanaal
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20/06/2012
Student Hunt named in ParalympicsGB team for London 2012
University of Bath student Louise Hunt will make her Paralympic Games debut at the London 2012 Games after being named in the British wheelchair tennis team today (Tuesday).
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12/06/2012
Shuker nets ITF 1 Series title double in Korea
Lucy Shuker won both the women’s singles and doubles titles at the Daegu Open in Korea over the weekend to clinch the second ITF 1 Series singles title of her career and her third ITF 1 doubles title in the last month
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06/06/2012
England Visually Impaired claim Twenty20 series title
England Visually Impaired cricket team claimed a 2-0 Twenty20 series victory over Australia yesterday.
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01/06/2012
Andy Powers smashes a century for England Visually Impaired
Despite Andy Powers’ 118 run stand, England Visually Impaired cricket team were defeated by Australia in the first one-day International of the three match series, at Malvern College yesterday.
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28/05/2012
Paralympic Games Preparations on Track in Knowlsey
David Weir (coach: Jenny Archer) and Shelly Woods (Peter Eriksson) are re-assured that their Paralympic Games preparations are on track after impressive performances in windy but hot conditions on day two
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28/05/2012
Ballard's World Class Form Continues in Knowlsey
Graeme Ballard (coach: Steve Thomas) - following his brilliant T36 100m World Record in Tuesday’s BT Paralympic World Cup
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23/05/2012
World Record for Ballard at BT Paralympic World Cup
Graeme Ballard (coach: Steve Thomas) smashed the men’s T36 100m World Record in today’s BT Paralympic World Cup (Tuesday 22 May) in 11.98 (+1.9m/s), becoming the first cerebral palsy athlete in history to duck under 12 seconds in that category.
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22/05/2012
UKA Offers Paralympic Games Ticket Boost
With just 100 days to go until the London 2012 Paralympic Games, UK Athletics (UKA) has confirmed that it will buy tickets to ensure that British athletes' families can watch them compete in every round in the Olympic Stadium.
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15/05/2012
Stoke Mandeville hosts young participants in Festival of Sport

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07/05/2012
Phillipson silver wraps up final day at Eton Manor Int'l
On the final day of play at the Eton Manor International, Robin Ammerlaan was the men's singles gold medalist after he proved too strong for British No.3 David Phillipson in the final.
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05/05/2012
Norfolk and Whiley reach finals at Eton Manor International
Double Paralympic champion Peter Norfolk has reached the quad singles final at the Eton Manor International, the wheelchair tennis test event in the Olympic Park.
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04/05/2012
Test Event Freat Preparation for Make or Break Games
Double World Champion and multiple World Record holder Hannah Cockroft (coach: Peter Eriksson) will open her 2012 outdoor season at the London 2012 Paralympic athletics test event on Tuesday (8 May), and she can’t wait to get back inside the Olympic Park.
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30/04/2012
Boccia Champions compete in Sheffield

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26/04/2012
The Russians are Coming
Members of the Russian Federation’s athletics team will finalise their preparations for the London 2012 Olympic Games at the University of Bath, it was announced today (Wednesday).
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26/04/2012
ACSA South Africa Open ITF1 (Disability, ITF)
British players won three ITF 1 Series titles on the final day in Johannesburg with Marc McCarroll winning the men’s singles title before pairing up with fellow Brit and singles runner-up Gordon Reid to win the men’s doubles title.
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25/04/2012
Trio to contest IPC European Championships
Three University of Bath-based athletes have been named in the GB team to compete at the International Paralympic Committee European Athletics Championships in June.
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25/04/2012
Europeans Vital Stepping Stone for London 2012
Four-times Paralympian Stephen Miller (coach: Ros Miller) believes that this year’s IPC European Athletics Championships in Stadskanaal, Netherlands (24-28 June
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24/04/2012
DSE Open Boccia Championships come to Sheffield

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18/04/2012
East Midlands Regional Disability Swimming Championships 2012

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18/04/2012
Darren named in ParalympicsGB 5-a-side squad for London 2012
Former Team Bath judo player Darren Harris had been selected to compete at his second successive Paralympic Games – but this time as a footballer.
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17/04/2012
Festival of Sport South - Stoke Mandeville

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13/04/2012
Liz takes step closer to Paralympic Games
Team Bath swimmer Liz Johnson has moved a step closer to her goal of competing at her third successive Paralympic Games.
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13/04/2012
World Champions ready for ETU Paratriathlon European Champs
The GE Great Britain Paratriathlon Team for next weekend’s Eilat ETU Paratriathlon European Championships (20-22 April) has been confirmed with eight athletes travelling to Israel.
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10/04/2012
Norfolk and Lapthorne clinch second Super Series doubles
Peter Norfolk and Andy Lapthorne won the Florida Open quad doubles title as the second Super Series tournament on the 2012 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour drew to a close on Sunday in Boca Raton.
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06/04/2012
British International Disability Swimming Championships

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