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Putting paralympic athletes in the spotlight
by Sports, Media & Society
posted December 10, 2011 at 10:03am

The mainstream media are still falling behind in covering disability sports and the network of resources for athletes with disability is far from perfect, but a new blog carries a promise of making things better. Athletes First: Sporting Abilities and Op...more

Greatest player of all time? Forget Federer, I'm talking about Esther Vergeer
by The Rabbit Hole
posted October 6, 2011 at 8:59am

Who? Is probably your first reaction. Not surprising given that even the biggest tennis fan has never heard of Vergeer. She is a Dutch tennis player who has not lost a match since 2003. As of July this year, Vergeer has won 418 consecutive matches and...more

Results from Day 1 of the U25 Wheelchair Basketball Championships in St. Catharines
by Women in Sport International
posted July 17, 2011 at 9:47am

Tweet I have developed a soft spot for Wheelchair Basketball after interviewing team Canada head coach Michael Broughton of Toronto and Gabby Roberts-Winter of Saskatoon. This week in St. Catharine's Ontario the International Wheelchair Basketball Feder...more

The Canadian Wheelchair Basketball Team Gears Up To Host First Ever U25 World Championships
by Women in Sport International
posted July 6, 2011 at 4:41pm

[Editors Note: Everyone knows that women's sports receive horrible coverage in the traditional sports news media. This article is the first of a series of articles on this blog in which we will be interviewing top female athletes from sports that are unde...more

Canadian Wheelchair Basketball League Open finals: Co-ed Teams Compete in Surrey BC April 8-10
by Women in Sport International
posted April 7, 2011 at 11:05pm

Canada's best wheelchair basketball players will be in South Surrey, British Columbia this coming weekend.A local British Columbia website is reporting that the co-ed teams will be competing starting Friday April 8 until Sunday April 10. The winning team...more

Aimee Mullins - Paralympian Sprinter - on TED
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted January 13, 2011 at 10:53am

Browsing through the TED-archives (procrastinating?) I came across this video of American sprinter Aimee Mullins.If you haven't heard of her, think paralympian, sprinter, holder of the Foreign Affairs Internship at Georgetown University, model, actress, c...more

Bringing Changes to the 2022 Winter Olympic Games
by nerdbarry
posted November 30, 2010 at 12:38pm

The United States Olympic Committee USOC is not only looking to further the athletic accomplishments but make sustainable environmental changes to the Winter Games. And with the bid for the 2022 games being award in 2015, they must move fast with their ef...more

Disabled Triathlon messes with rules
by Women's Sports Blog
posted July 15, 2010 at 6:51pm

Frederick Dreier of the Times reports that the New York City Triathletes is changing its rules in order to require that all blind triathletes who wish to qualify for the world championships to race in the same category. This means that those with partia...more

Anna Nichols makes history
by Women's Sports Blog
posted March 19, 2010 at 8:58pm

The U.S.'s Anna Nichols became the first athlete to win gold at both the summer and winter Paralympics yesterday, taking top honors in the alpine skiing sitting downhill. This was Nichols' second gold of these games, and she also carried home a gold med...more

Networks can't be bothered to air Paralympics
by Women's Sports Blog
posted March 16, 2010 at 8:24pm

Thanks to stellar human being and new IOC member Angela Ruggiero for reminding the country that yes, there are still elite athletes competing in Vancouver. Needless to say, NBC couldn't spare the dime to cover those elite athletes, but kicked it over to...more

British Columbia stays in spotlight as Paralympic Games launch March 12-21, 2010
by Karen Kefauver: Travel Journal
posted March 12, 2010 at 10:03am

British Columbia, Canada’s westernmost province, rolls out the red carpet for the Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver and Whistler, March 12 - 21, 2010. After two weeks of the amazing 2010 Olympic Winter Games, disabled athletes from around the w...more

Olympics End, but Vancouver remains in spotlight for Paralympic Games
by Karen Kefauver: Travel Journal
posted February 27, 2010 at 6:33pm

While the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics officially close tomorrow, it's just the beginning for the Paralympics Games, March 12-21, held in the same venues. Surely, Vancouver, in British Columbia, Canada, will remain in the world's spotlight long after bo...more

Olympic Updates & Resources
by Pretty Tough
posted February 16, 2010 at 9:22pm

As you know, the Winter Olympic Games are in full swing right now in Vancouver. Athletes from Team USA, who have been training their entire lives have been taking the stage to represent our country. Keep up to date with the latest news about Team USA a...more

See Amy Run: Meet record-breaking athlete Amy Palmiero-Winters
by Pretty Tough
posted January 16, 2010 at 3:10pm

I came across this amazing woman on Bust and was intrigued by the opening paragraph. The word ’superwoman’ is thrown around way too often, but here’s an athlete who completely deserves the description. Amy Palmiero-Winters is a 37-year-old mother o...more

Unfair Competitive Advantage: What’s It All About, Aimee?
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted November 13, 2009 at 12:33pm

I just read this article written by Aimee Mullins, an accomplished track athlete and former President of the Women’s Sports Foundation, who runs with two woven carbon fiber Cheetah Legs. Her article is a dissection and refutation of “unfair competiti...more

Honoring our Veterans: Two Heros I Know
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted November 11, 2009 at 2:26pm

Veterans Day is probably one of the most important days we have to celebrate and I almost didn’t even realize it was today. Of course a holiday to me in the middle of the week means nothing to my work schedule and I don’t get the opportunity to take ...more

Athlete Spotlight: Lex Gillette
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted June 2, 2009 at 11:38pm

Anybody that works out on a consistent basis knows what it’s like to just not feel like it sometimes. I get that feeling on occasion…times 100. Working out for a living is a blessing and a curse. Obviously the blessing is having the opportunity to ...more

Softball’s commitment to youth and peace underlined at IOC forum
by Women's Sports Nation
posted May 13, 2009 at 9:53am

ISF President: “Softball has always been a vehicle for creating sustainable change in society”Re-establishing Olympic Games Programme status will further strengthen softball’s global reputation for building peace through sport in conflict zones, ac...more

Meet Tanni Grey-Thompson: Paralympic phenom, cultural feminist
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted February 20, 2009 at 4:26pm

Recently retired Tanni Grey-Thompson is now a Gamechangers judge. She’s Britain’s greatest ever paralympic athlete. In the below video, she talks about her career and how her wheelchair gave her the freedom to do what she wanted. According to Gamec...more

Swimmer Erin Popovich named USOC Paralympian of the Year
by Pretty Tough
posted January 26, 2009 at 12:17pm

Fort Collins swimmer Erin Popovich was named Paralympian of the Year for 2008 by the U.S. Olympic Committee Jan 22. At her third Paralympic Games in Beijing, Popovich collected 4 gold medals and 2 silver, bringing her career total to 14 gold and 5 silver....more

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