Reigning Grand Slam champions Alfie Hewett, Gordon Reid, Jordanne Whiley and Andy Lapthorne are all featuring at the inaugural Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) Wheelchair Team Battle.
Alfie Hewett won his fourth singles Grand Slam title and his second at Roland Garros after defeating Belgium's Joachim Gérard in three sets in the men's wheelchair final.
The top seeds triumphed as the first finals took place in the US Open wheelchair tennis events at Flushing Meadows in New York.
Pizza chain Papa John’s is aiming to raise £250,000 ($330,000/€280,000) for ParalympicsGB with a star trio eyeing up a slice of the mouth-watering six-figure sum.
Both number one seeds were defeated in the men's and women's wheelchair doubles finals as British and Japanese players enjoyed success in Melbourne.
Two British wheelchair tennis players are looking forward to finals at the Melbourne Wheelchair Tennis Open.
Great Britain's Alfie Hewett and Jordanne Whiley both beat world number three-ranked opponents on a thrilling first day of the 2019 NEC Wheelchair Singles Masters in Orlando.
Britain's Alfie Hewett and Andy Lapthorne and Dutch player Diede de Groot all won a pair of titles each as wheelchair tennis action concluded at the US Open.
Home player Alfie Hewett was the most notable casualty in the men's singles draw on day two of the British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships in Nottingham.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
International Paralympic Committee - Paralympic Games Brand Manager - Bonn, Germany
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) offers the position of a full-time Paralympic Games Brand Manager (f/m/x) in an international and multicultural team at the IPC Headquarters in Bonn, Germany, starting in early 2021. The IPC is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. We supervise the organisation of the Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games and serve as International Federation for 10 Para sports. The Paralympic Games Brand Manager is accountable to the Head of Brand and Engagement and will be responsible for ensuring the Paralympic brand is represented in a consistent and impactful way at the Paralympic Games.
As the International Ice Hockey Federation prepares to decide whether Belarus remains a co-host of its World Championship later this year, Philip Barker recalls other occasions where human rights has been a key topic in the build-up to a country staging a major sports event.
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