http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/ The latest stories from the Disability Sport section of the BBC Sport web site. en-gb Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:07 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sol/shared/img/sport_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/ 120 60 15 Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius will not compete again this year as he awaits trial for murder. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22601462 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22601462 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:23:02 GMT British men's wheelchair tennis number one Gordon Reid wins his third tournament of the year in Rome. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22587470 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22587470 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:21:53 GMT Paralympian Mel Nicholls reveals the race in which she broke the 1500m T34 world record was only a training exercise. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22538817 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22538817 Wed, 15 May 2013 10:41:32 GMT Paralympic cyclist Jody Cundy says new GB lead coach Jon Norfolk faces some tough challenges in the build-up to Rio. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22522671 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22522671 Tue, 14 May 2013 11:08:32 GMT Paralympic gold medallist Sarah Storey is made a dame by the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-22477550#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-22477550 Fri, 10 May 2013 16:15:24 GMT More disabled people in Wales are taking part in sport than ever, new figures show, and officials say the challenge is for greater numbers in mainstream sport. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-22559838#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-22559838 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:39:41 GMT Paralympic table tennis silver medallist Will Bayley wins his second gold medal of 2013 at the Slovenian Open. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22465778 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22465778 Thu, 09 May 2013 14:38:40 GMT Paralympic bronze medallist David Devine faces a fight to be fit for the IPC World Athletics Championships. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22424562 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22424562 Mon, 06 May 2013 15:14:57 GMT Paralympic gold medallist Aled Davies has broken his own world record for the F42 shot with a throw of 14.68m in Bedford. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22420206 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22420206 Sun, 05 May 2013 15:46:56 GMT Jonnie Peacock will compete at the Great CityGames Manchester, his first race since winning 100m Paralympic gold at London 2012. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22384878 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22384878 Thu, 02 May 2013 15:30:43 GMT Paralympian Jo Pitt - who lived in the Huntly area of Aberdeenshire before moving to Norfolk - dies at the age of 34. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-22397490#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-22397490 Fri, 03 May 2013 11:38:58 GMT Paralympic champion Ellie Simmonds is named in a 32-strong GB squad for August's IPC World Swimming Championships. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22343515 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22343515 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:25:50 GMT Sarah Storey hopes to defend titles at August's Para-Cycling Road World Championships - two months after giving birth. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22347235 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22347235 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:29:25 GMT Teenager Amy Marren rounds off an incredible British Disability Swimming Championships with her fourth World qualifying time. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22332823 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22332823 Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:07:36 GMT Paralympic swimming veteran Sascha Kindred secures the qualification time for this summer's World Championships. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22325697 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22325697 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:26:42 GMT NI's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness urges London Anniversary Games bosses to invite Jason Smyth to the event. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22323235 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22323235 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:16:00 GMT Ellie Simmonds qualifies for the World Championships in the 400m freestyle after missing the time required in the 100m. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22303780 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22303780 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:38:25 GMT British Athletics defends its decision not to invite Paralympic gold medallist Jason Smyth to the London Anniversary Games. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22291078 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22291078 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:28:23 GMT Four-time gold medallist Jason Smyth is disappointed by his omission from London Anniversary Games. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22274444 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22274444 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:27:20 GMT London marathon race director Hugh Brasher says changes are being considered after a runner and wheelchair athlete collided. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22248651 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22248651 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:25:18 GMT Australia's Kurt Fearnley and American Tatyana McFadden won the wheelchair races at the London Marathon. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22238317 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22238317 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:37:18 GMT Para-athlete Stephanie Moore is looking forward to representing Great Britain at the INAS World Championships in June. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22294556 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22294556 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:55:39 GMT The government is certain to be criticised for snubbing one of British sport's most treasured figureheads, says BBC sports editor David Bond http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/22255922 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/22255922 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:27:12 GMT Paralympic silver medallist and world number one Will Bayley says he feels "faster, stronger and fitter" than ever ahead of the new table tennis season. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22410676 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22410676 Sun, 05 May 2013 11:22:33 GMT British Paralympic champion Ellie Simmonds says she is "honoured" to be selected for the forthcoming IPC World Championships. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22360188 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22360188 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:33:45 GMT BBC Sport's Matt Slater reports on how Dame Sarah Storey is coping with her cycling training while being seven months pregnant. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22348669 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22348669 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:54:40 GMT Ellie Simmonds says she will be able to get back into top form after struggling to qualify for the World Championships. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22318337 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22318337 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:18:08 GMT GB's David Weir misses out on a seventh London Marathon victory, finishing fifth in the 2013 wheelchair race, which was won by Australia's Kurt Fearnley. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22238982 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22238982 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:55:39 GMT Olympic marathon champion Tiki Gelana collides with wheelchair athlete Josh Cassidy during the 2013 London Marathon. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22238423 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22238423 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 09:39:28 GMT Six-time Paralympic champion David Weir is delighted with how the 2012 Games have changed people's perception of Paralympic athletes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22043493 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22043493 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:13:22 GMT Paralympian Hannah Cockcroft, or 'Hurricane Hannah', says the 2012 Olympic Games have had a positive impact on people's perception of disability. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolreport/21858339 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolreport/21858339 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:37:15 GMT We're looking at what impact the Paralympics have had on disabled people in the UK and we want to know what you think. http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/21571331#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/21571331 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 07:21:08 GMT British skier Jade Etherington and her guide John Clark express their delight after winning a bronze medal in the women's visually impaired super-G event at the Paralympic World Skiing Championships in Spain. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/21547472 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/21547472 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:48:40 GMT Six-time Paralympic champion David Weir refused to rule out competing Rio 2016. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/21124619 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/21124619 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:31:22 GMT GB Paralympic silver medal winning judoka Sam Ingram wants to compete for Scotland at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealths. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/judo/21151736 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/judo/21151736 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:46:29 GMT New research reveals little change in the number of people with disabilities joining sports clubs after the Paralympic Games. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/20995402 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/20995402 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 23:45:08 GMT Track cyclist Sarah Storey says it is "unbelievable" that she has been made a dame in the New Year Honours list. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/20861413 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/20861413 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 00:00:19 GMT Lisa Wainwright, the chief executive of Volleyball England, tells BBC Look East she was stunned by UK Sport's decision to cut all funding for the GB sitting volleyball team ahead of Rio 2016. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/20783149 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/20783149 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:27:34 GMT Paralympian Martine Wright wins the BBC Helen Rollason Award seven years after surviving the 7/7 London bombings. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/20749873 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/20749873 Sun, 16 Dec 2012 21:00:01 GMT London 2012 chief Lord Sebastian Coe picks up the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC Sports Personality show. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/20751976 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/20751976 Sun, 16 Dec 2012 23:09:54 GMT Swimmer Josef Craig is named young Sports Personality of the Year after becoming the youngest Paralympic gold medallist at London 2012. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/20749870 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/20749870 Sun, 16 Dec 2012 20:20:22 GMT The 2012 Paralympics changed attitudes to disability and inspired a new generation to take up sport say BBC's School Reporters http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolreport/21869715 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolreport/21869715 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:03:12 GMT How fear of violent crime can become a part of everyday life for some athletes in South Africa http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/21829741 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/21829741 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:38 GMT From taming the Crazy Gang to guiding David Weir to Paralympic success, BBC Sport looks at the incredible career of Jenny Archer http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/21574692 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/21574692 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:18:00 GMT Double Paralympic gold medalist Hannah Cockroft says she can compete at "at least three more Paralympics". http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/21453800 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/21453800 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 09:00:10 GMT As Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius denies murder, what does this mean for his sponsors and the sports sponsorship industry? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21472843#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21472843 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:43:25 GMT A profile of South African double amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/21455930 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/21455930 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:36:08 GMT Paralympic silver medallist Andy Lapthorne is ready for Quad tennis's expansion, says tennis correspondent Jonathan Overend. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/21374270 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/21374270 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:37:50 GMT There is a charged atmosphere in the packed Pretoria Magistrate Court on day two of the bail hearing for Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21517291#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21517291 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:03:11 GMT UK Sport's "Road to Rio" funding announcement for elite sport is big on ambition and short on sentiment, says BBC sports editor David Bond http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/20776434 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/20776434 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:48:28 GMT From pioneering Paralympian to facing a murder charge, BBC Sport charts the eventful life of Oscar Pistorius http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/21457651 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/21457651 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:58:17 GMT Story of the soldier who had his legs blown off in Afghanistan, but went on to compete in British Superbikes http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/motorsport/22265878 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/motorsport/22265878 Tue, 14 May 2013 22:32:29 GMT How 14-year-old Amy Marren is becoming one of the new stars of British disability swimming http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22135006 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/22135006 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:47:08 GMT