British Paralympic Association news

Sport England has announced that Tim Hollingsworth will stand down as CEO at the end of July, after six years at the helm. Hollingsworth has ... More

The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end on 31 March leaving thousands set for closure or service ... More

Sport England has revealed details of a new £250,000 fund, aimed at helping disabled people to become more active. The "Parasport, powered by Toyota" programme ... More

A world first heritage centre dedicated to the Paralympic movement has opened in Stoke Mandeville, England, telling the story of it from its inception in ... More

Double Paralympic gold medallist Jonnie Peacock has launched a new online hub, designed to empower disabled people to become more physically active. Called Parasport powered ... More

Mike Sharrock has been appointed as CEO of the British Paralympic Association (BPA), succeeding Tim Hollingsworth, who was named Sport England CEO earlier this year. ... More

British Paralympic Association (BPA) chief executive Tim Hollingsworth has been named as the new CEO of Sport England. He will replace Jennie Price, who announced ... More

Paralympians are seen as the most inspirational athletes by children and young people, according to research by Virgin Media. When asked which group of sportspeople ... More

Sainsbury's, one of the key sponsors of the ParalympicsGB team, has renewed its partnership with the British Paralympic Association (BPA), supporting para-athletes for the next ... More

A day of mass participation running is being organised by UK Sport and parkrun to coincide with London hosting the 2017 World Athletics Championships. The ... More

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded the National Paralympic Heritage Trust £1m (US$1.3m, €1.1m) to establish a heritage centre in the UK chronicling the ... More

Nik Diaper, the former head of sport science and medicine for Paralympic sport at the English Institute of Sport (EIS), has joined the British Paralympic ... More

Dr Nick Webborn – who acted as chief medical officer during the London 2012 Paralympics – has been elected as chair of the British Paralympic ... More

Mark England and Penny Briscoe – the two individuals who oversaw Team GB and ParalympicsGB’s success at the Rio 2016 Olympics – have been recognised ... More

British Olympians and Paralympians are being urged to consider their future away from sport by attending a special ‘career fair’. Athlete Futures will take place ... More

The English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) is publishing a guide for journalists and providers of sport news to improve their output when covering disability ... More

Disabled people do not have adequate access to grassroots sport clubs and facilities and there is a "long way to go" before the situation improves, ... More

The British Paralympic Committee (BPA) has published its latest five-year strategy, which places the emphasis on continued elite success and principles of good governance. Inspiring ... More

The British Paralympic Association has launched its first major public-facing campaign in an attempt to raise funds for the 2016 Rio Paralympics. Supercharge ParalympicsGB was ... More

Effective Monday (8 September), Emma Boggis will take up the role of CEO for the Sport and Recreation Alliance, replacing interim CEO Sallie Barker. Prior ... More

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has received a £5.3m (US$8m, €6.2m) bonus payment from London 2012 organisers Locog after its final accounts had a £30m ... More

Customers at the Downs Leisure Centre in Seaford can now look forward to more opportunities to increase their physical activity after the official opening of ... More

Almost 2000 centres have now signed up for I Pledge, the wellness initiative launched in January by Technogym, the British Olympic Association and the British ... More

Image: Sainsbury's has earmarked £1m for teacher training Supermarket chain Sainsbury's has launched an inclusive PE training programme for teachers which aims to ensure disabled ... More