The Summer of 1924 saw the Olympics come to Paris, the VIII Olympiad. The home of Pierre de Coubertin (father of the Modern Olympics). This was the second Olympics held in Paris and was held between 4th May and 27th July 1924. Venue: The main venue for the Games was the Stadia Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, which […]
With 2012 now here and the London Olympics and Paralympics knocking on the door Mike Buss takes a look at a couple of our British Paralympics hopefuls. Libby Clegg | 100m & 200m: Libby suffers from Stargardt’s Disease, a deteriorating eye condition and only has slightly peripheral vision in her left eye. Libby started her […]
Paralympian Alpine Ski Racer, Anna Turney finished in an amazing 6th place in the Vancouver Paralympics only 4yrs after becoming paralysed whilst snowboard racing. Anna watched the Torino Olympics from a hospital bed in Japan and instead of giving up on her sport, and her life she became a Paralympics Skier, An inspirational story, an […]
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