Paralympic News

 

Both Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Teams Bow out at Quarter Finals

GB's men led France 23-19 at half-time but the French seized control thereafter to run out 59-50 winners.

 

The GB women's team were ousted 53-37 by a highly-fancied United States side.

 

Germany, Australia and Canada also remain in the women's draw, while the American, Italian and Australian men all survived their last eight ties.

 

It had looked promising for the British men when Jon Pollock three-pointed in the first offence of the game before a clearly rattled French team missed some glaring opportunities.

 

The French, though, eventually found their rhythm on Bastille Day, and by the end of the first quarter GB were ahead by a solitary point - 12-13.

 

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And the winners were:

Australia men and USA women finish top of the World The final day of the World Championships saw the men and women fight it out for medals and it was Australia men and USA women who claimed the gold.

 

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Stella McCartney announced as Creative Director for GB for 2012

adidas, Official Sportswear Partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, announces the appointment of leading British fashion designer Stella McCartney as Creative Director for its adidas Team GB ranges, overseeing the design of both athlete kit and fan wear for the adidas brand.

For the first time in the history of the Summer Games, the deal will see a top fashion designer work with a leading sports brand to design competition wear for both the national Olympic and Paralympic Teams.

 

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Archers achieve strong opening day at European Grand Prix

John Stubbs, Kay Lucas, and Danielle Brown all finished top of their respective standings after the qualification day at the Paralympic European Grand Prix event at Stoke Mandeville.
 
John headed the standings in men's compound, with fellow Brits John Murray 23rd, and Alaisdair Hamilton 32nd. Inform Dani topped the order in the women's compound, with Pippa Britton fifth, and Sarah Beamish 12th.
 
Kay came out on top in qualifying for the ladies standing recurve, with Jemma Morris 11th. And in the ladies W2 recurve, Kate Murray qualified in 7th place.
 
Kenny Allen went through in second place in the men's standing recurve, indeed he led until right at the very end when he was pipped to top spot. Phil Bottomley was sixth, Murray Elliot 12th.

In the men's W2 recurve, Paul Browne went through in eighth place, while in W1 men's compound, John Cavanagh qualified in second.

Mel Clarke and Eric Thomas, who are competing as individuals after missing out on qualification for the GB team, qualified in 3rd and 10th respectively in their events.

 

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