Skinner targets 2012 Paralympics
Lincolnshire athlete Andy Skinner says he is targeting a place in the Paralympic Games in London in 2012.
Sainsbury's announces sponsorship of 2012 Paralympics
Supermarket company’s backing ‘will really get out to Britain the importance and brilliance of Paralympic games’ London Olympics organisers said yesterday that Sainsbury’s multimillion pound sponsorship of the 2012 Paralympic Games would change the way the event is viewed by the public. The supermarket yesterday became the first company to solely sponsor the Paralympics, rather [...]
Sainsbury’s signs up as 2012 Paralympics sponsor
The supermarket chain is the first to sign as a Paralympics-only sponsor in the largest deal in the event’s history Sainsbury’s has signed up as the first sole sponsor of the 2012 London Paralympics, in what the organising committee claims is the largest sponsorship of the event in its history. Sainsbury’s, the first partner to [...]
BBC criticised for scant coverage of Winter Paralympics
TV coverage restricted to single highlights show, with possible extras on red button, due to ‘budget restrictions and time zone’ The BBC has been criticised for scheduling just one hour of TV highlights of the Vancouver Winter Paralympics, despite dedicating 160 broadcast hours to the Winter Olympics on BBC2. Lewis Wiltshire, the editor of the [...]
Paralympian Reid switches to GB
Canadian Paralympic athlete Stefanie Reid switches allegiances to Great Britain and will target a place on the GB team for the 2012 Paralympics.
Channel 4 lands 2012 Paralympics
Channel 4 has been awarded the UK television rights for the London 2012 Paralympics.
Paralympics deal fires starting gun for Channel 4's post-Big Brother era
Channel 4 will bring the Paralympics enthusiasm and innovation – its coverage should be good for the games and the network Snatching the 2012 London Paralympics from under the noses of the BBC is a real feather in Channel 4′s cap. And should give a tremendous boost to an event which has been gaining significantly [...]
Channel 4 to show 2012 Paralympics
Broadcaster pledges that Paralympics will ‘take over Channel 4 for their duration’ after snapping up rights Channel 4 has won the rights to broadcast the 2012 Paralympics games. Although the BBC has the rights for the 2012 Olympics, the Paralympic broadcast rights were put out to tender. Channel 4 announced today that it had been [...]
Countdown call for Paralympians
With 1,000 days to go until the 2012 Paralympics, disabled athletes still have time to take up new sports and win gold in London, says UK Sport.
Athletes aim for 2012 inclusion
Intellectual disability athletes will find out next month if they can compete at the London 2012 Paralympics.
