Paralympian and broadcaster Tanni Grey-Thompson on the joys of Rwanda, Sydney, Bondi Beach (and the hell of being detained by Homeland Security in the U.S) By York Membery for the Daily Mail Published: 08:22 EDT, 21 August 2021 | Updated: 05:27 EDT, 23 August 2021 Tanni Grey-Thompson checks in to our travel Q&A This week … Read more
Paralympian Ade Adepitan, 47, and his singer wife Linda Harrison, 30, announce birth of ‘beautiful’ baby son Ade earned an MBE in 2005 for services to disability sport, which gave him the right to marry Linda, 30, in St Paul’s Cathedral By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 13:06 GMT, 5 January 2021 | Updated: 13:14 … Read more
Paralympian Dylan Alcott says he ‘questioned whether anyone would love him because he was in a wheelchair’ as he poses on the cover of Stellar magazine with his stunning sexologist girlfriend Chantelle Otten By Louise Starkey For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:05 GMT, 4 December 2020 | Updated: 05:05 GMT, 4 December 2020 He has … Read more
Killer Paralympian Oscar Pistorius tells friend he’s desperate for forgiveness from Reeva Steenkamp’s family after shooting his girlfriend dead on Valentine’s Day 2013 The athlete is serving 13 years and five months at a low-security jail in Pretoria Pistorius shot his girlfriend Reeva four times through the door of his bathroom He was the first double amputee to … Read more
Netflix’s new documentary Rising Phoenix explores the history of the Paralympic Games, and the stories of eight incredible Paralympians from across the globe. Australian wheelchair rugby player Ryley Batt, 31, is one of them. Born without legs, and refusing to use a wheelchair until he was twelve, the now two-time gold medalist credits the Paralympics for pulling him … Read more
Paralympian Will Bayley was born with arthrogryposis, a condition that affects all four limbs, and was diagnosed with cancer when he was seven. He began playing table tennis during his recovery and went on to represent Great Britain at the Paralympics, achieving world number one ranking in 2012 and winning a silver medal in London … Read more
A Conservative peer and former British Paralympic champion groped a masseuse’s bottom and asked her if she ‘did extras’ as he pointed at his crotch, a court heard. Lord Christopher Holmes of Richmond MBE, 48, is accused of sexually assaulting a female masseuse during a 90-minute rubdown last March. Britain’s most successful Paralympic swimmer, who … Read more