Summer Paralympic Games news and stories by mail.com

Summer Paralympic Games

3-member panel to probe UCI, Armstrong links
British judge Phillip Otton will chair the three-member panel investigating the International Cycling Union's links to the Lance Armstrong doping case
2 G4S officers resign after Olympics debacle
Two leading officials at G4S have quit following the company's poor handling of the Olympics and Paralympics security contract, but chief executive ...
Rio employees accused of stealing London documents
In an embarrassing episode for the host of the next Summer Olympics, 10 employees of Rio de Janeiro's 2016 committee have been fired after being ...
Obamas salute Olympians, Paralympians
President Barack Obama gathered Team USA at the White House on Friday to hail the Olympians and Paralympians as conquering heroes. "We could not be ...
UK police blamed the dead for 1989 stadium tragedy
British police and medics whose failures contributed to the deaths of 96 soccer fans in the country's worst sports disaster unfairly blamed the dead ...
Murray caps Britain's golden sports summer
First came the victory in the Tour de France. Then there were the stacks of medals at a dazzling Olympics at home. If that weren't enough to lift the ...
Murray's victory caps amazing summer for Britain
After reveling in a rousing Olympic summer of sporting success, Britain awoke Tuesday to another major milestone: Finally, after 76 years of waiting, ...
London stages parade to mark end of 2012 Games
Royal Air Force jets streaked through the sky above Buckingham Palace, leaving a red, white and blue trail of smoke as gold, silver and bronze medals ...
Coldplay, Rihanna, Jay-Z close London Paralympics
Farewell, London. Good luck matching that, Rio. Coldplay, Rihanna and Jay-Z rocked the Olympic Stadium on Sunday night to give the biggest-ever ...
Weir wins 4th gold at London Paralympics
Oscar Pistorius secured his status as the icon of the London Paralympics by winning gold in the final track event in the Olympic Stadium. As for the ...
Pistorius ends games with 1st individual 2012 gold
Oscar Pistorius completed his groundbreaking dual-games trip to London by finally winning an individual gold, defending his Paralympic 400 meters ...
US serviceman wins gold year after losing sight
Exactly a year after losing his sight while on military service in Afghanistan, American Brad Snyder captured swimming gold at the London Paralympics ...
Pistorius surrenders another Paralympic title
Oscar Pistorius lost another of his Paralympic titles, finishing fourth in the 100-meter final. Jonny Peacock of Britain won the showpiece race in 10.
Pistorius wins gold in 400 relay
Oscar Pistorius captured his first gold medal of the London Paralympics, helping South Africa win the 400-meter relay in a world-record time at the ...
Ex-race car driver Zanardi wins gold in handcycle
Alex Zanardi just loves to race. But what he really likes to do is win. The former Formula One driver took the Paralympic gold medal Wednesday in ...
Paralympics an inspiration to war-wounded athletes
The explosion that took away Brad Snyder's sight couldn't touch the Navy lieutenant's fighting spirit. A year after Snyder stepped on an improvised ...
Wheelchair tennis player wins 468th in a row
It is surely one of the greatest winning streaks in all sports. Wheelchair tennis player Esther Vergeer won her 468th singles match in a row, a streak ...
Booed at games, Cameron sticks to austerity drive
The public's verdict was clear: Prime Minister David Cameron and Treasury chief George Osborne faced a chorus of boos at London's Paralympic Games — ...
Paralympics and politics clash in Britain
Paralympics and politics are proving an uneasy mix. George Osborne, the official charged with putting the faltering British economy back on track, was ...
Shark attack survivor wins bronze at Paralympics
Paralympic swimmer Achmat Hassiem uses special motivation to go fast: He imagines being chased by the great white shark that bit off his right leg.
AP PHOTOS: More scenes from the Paralympics
Britain's Susannah Rodgers, her prosthetic leg resting on the starting block, adjusts her cap before the final of a women's 100m freestyle competition
Pistorius apologizes for timing of complaints
Oscar Pistorius apologized Monday for the timing of his complaints about a rival's blades following his defeat in the Paralympic 200-meter final, but ...
Pistorius stunned in 200 final at Paralympics
A month after his groundbreaking Olympic debut, Oscar Pistorius was reeling from a stunning upset Sunday in the London Paralympics. The "Blade Runner" ...
AP PHOTOS: Scenes from the Paralympics Games
The images are inspiring as athletes from around the globe show their prowess on the track, in the pool and on the field with their talents far ...