Paralympic Games

History and achievements of the Paralympic Games and its athletes from inception to present day. Articles cover the development of Paralympic sport and profiles of successful Paralympians across different eras.

Great Paralympians Past and Present

Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson won 11 Paralympic golds as a wheelchair racer and six-time London Marathon champion with remarkable versatility across distances.

Past Paralympic Successes

Clodoaldo Silva won six golds at the 2004 Athens Paralympics, while Martina Willing competed across summer and winter Games despite being blind and paraplegic.

The History of the Paralympic Games

How the Paralympic Games grew from a 1948 hospital sports day for injured soldiers into a global event held at Olympic venues.