The best of the best Para Athletes were back in London for the World Para Athletics Championships, a week full of exciting action and records came to an end last night. There was much success from the British Team. 39 medals, including 18 golds were collected. Eight more than they did in Doha in 2015. […]
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Ambassador James Shaw talks tennis with Cerebral Palsy Sport
Wimbledon may be over for another year but there is plenty more in the tennis calendar. Cerebral Palsy Sport were thrilled to have the chance to catch up with Wheelchair tennis player and Ambassador James Shaw this week to catch up on his busy year so far and looking ahead to the rest of 2017. […]
Multiple medals for England team at Racerunning World Championships
94 para-athletes (disabled athletes) from 13 nations participated in this year’s CPISRA RaceRunning World Championships at Frederiksberg Stadium, Denmark from 13th-15th July. The level of competition was higher than ever. It’s the third time that Denmark has hosted the World Championships, which was run in three different classes: RR1, RR2 and RR3. For the England […]
The World Para Athletics Championships commences!
From 14th – 23rd July the eighth edition of the World Para Athletics Championships takes place in London at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the home of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It is the first time that the Championships have been held back-to-back with the IAAF equivalent. The last Championships were held […]
Another World Record at the CP Sport Athletics Series!
The second in the 2017 Cerebral Palsy Sport Athletics Series took place at the University of York on Saturday 27th May. It was another event packed with exciting competition on the track and field and for Muninder Singh Hayer it was his second World Record in the series. We caught up with RaceRunner Muninder who […]
Come and Try Tennis at the British Open
The British Open is one of six Super Series events on the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour and one of the most important tournaments in the world outside of the Grand Slams. As it is following the Wimbledon Championships many of the top elite wheelchair tennis players compete at this tournament, which will mean we have […]
A change to CP Football classification
The International Federation of CP football is developing its evidence-based classification system, and currently in consultation with its CP Football family. Samantha April Cammidge has just completed her PhD titled “Consulting the Sport Community for the Development of an Evidence-Based Classification System in Cerebral Palsy Football” at the Miguel Hernández University in Elche, Spain. The research was designed […]
CP United victorious again!
On Saturday 20th May, the Cerebral Palsy Sport National CP Football League finals took place at the David Ross Sports Village at the University of Nottingham. The finals came just two weeks after the FA Disability Cup finals which saw CP League Northern Conference winners CP United defeat Southern Conference winners Chelsea Whites. Both teams […]
Five winners crowned at the FA Disability Cup Finals Day
The FA Disability Cup Finals day has taken place at St. George’s Park for a second successive year, providing a platform for the very best in impairment specific football in the country. On Saturday 6th May 2017 five finals – powerchair, cerebral palsy, blind, deaf and amputee – were showcased at the national football centre […]
James Shaw and GB quad team become World Champions
Great Britain’s quad wheelchair tennis team won their fifth BNP Paribas World Team Cup title on Sunday in Sardinia after defeating Israel 2-1. Andy Lapthorne, Antony Cotterill and James Shaw all played in in the quad final before Cotterill and Lapthorne won the crucial doubles rubber. Cerebral Palsy Sport Ambassador James Shaw, representing Great Britain […]