Tag Archives: Paralympians

Channel 4 wins chance to repeat London 2012 success at Rio and Sochi

Britain’s Paralympians have welcomed the news that Channel 4 has secured the UK television broadcast rights to both the Rio 2016 Paralympics and the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
Channel 4 will broadcast 500 hours of coverage from Rio, and more than 45 hours from next year’s winter games in Sochi, Russia.
Three years ago, the [...]

UN’s international day sees awards, celebrations… and protests

Disabled people took part in protests, campaigns, awards, marches, conferences and celebrations as they found different ways to mark the UN’s international day of disabled people.
Many of the events used 3 December to continue the series of protests against government cuts to disability benefits and services, while others celebrated the achievements of organisations that have [...]