Paralympic News

Team announced for IPC Swimming World Championships

A 30-strong team has been announced to represent Great Britain at the IPC Swimming World Championships in Eindhoven, Holland.

The British Disability Swimming team, powered by British Gas, will take on the best swimmers in the world in the competition which takes place from 15th – 21st August.

The British challenge will be headed up by Double Paralympic Champion Eleanor Simmonds as she prepares for her second IPC Swimming World Championships.

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Shooting

Gold, three silver and two bronze medals for GB at shooting world cup

Great Britain's disability shooting squad have returned from the latest shooting world cup with a gold, three silver and two bronze medals.

The squad travelled to Antalya in Turkey for the world cup competition, which took place between April 26 and 30 and were up against competition from 14 countries.

Britains mixed team of Nathan Milgate (Herne Bay, Kent), Matt Skelhon (Stilton, Cambs) and Deanna Coates (Yateley, Hants) took the gold for GB in the R3 10m Air Rifle prone SH1 mixed with a total combined score of 1792. Silver went to Russia with a score of 1780 and bronze went to Sweden, who scored 1761.

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Sainsburys

London 2012: Sainsbury's signs as Paralympics' sponsor

Grocer Sainsbury's has become the first sponsor of the London 2012 Paralympics, in a multi-million pound deal.

London 2012 organisers say the undisclosed sum is the largest ever sponsorship of a Paralympic Games.

And International Paralympic Committee (IPC) president Sir Philip Craven described the deal as "historic".

The top-tier sponsorship deal means Sainsbury's will be one of two sponsors to take advantage of the limited branding allowed during the games.

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