World's fastest Paralympian Jason Smyth ‘snubbed’ by London Olympics Anniversary Games
Four-times Paralympic gold medallist Jason Smyth has been left outraged after not being invited to run at the London Anniversary Games this summer.
Four-times Paralympic gold medallist Jason Smyth has been left outraged after not being invited to run at the London Anniversary Games this summer.
Paralympic athlete Sally Brown has revealed her intention to try and make the Northern Ireland team for the Commonwealth Games.
Stephen Maguire passionately believes there is better to come from four-time Paralympian champion Jason Smyth in the future.
Paralympic hero Michael McKillop hopes his success will inspire a generation of young people to get into sport and perhaps become elite athletes themselves.
Northern Ireland’s Paralympic heroes were responsible for delivering more golds yesterday.
People in Northern Ireland may finally get the chance to show their appreciation for our London 2012 heroes after Stormont refused to host a public celebration.
A Canadian Paralympian said it was great to be home as he was hugged by his proud teachers during an emotional return to his old school in Northern Ireland.
The Mayor of Derry has confirmed that celebrations in honour of the city’s Paralympian Jason Smyth will take place in his home village of Eglinton this weekend.
Double gold Paralympian Jason Smyth said that Royal Mail should reconsider painting the postbox in his native village gold in honour of his achievements.
Runner Michael McKillop says the interest in the London Paralympic Games has been phenomenal and he hopes the momentum built up can be carried forward to Rio in 2016.
One million people thronged the streets of London to celebrate the achievements of Team GB at the Olympics — but you won’t be seeing anything similar in Belfast.
All of Northern Ireland’s Olympic and Paralympic medal-winning athletes are home from London and enjoying every moment of the adulation coming their way.
Politicians were urged yesterday to unite behind "one clear plan and vision" to ensure the country benefits from a golden Olympic legacy.
The curtain came down on the Paralympic Games on Sunday night at a spectacular closing ceremony bringing an end to London 2012 after six-and-a-half weeks of magnificent sport.
The greatest show on earth, as it has become customary to call it, finally came to an end with the grandest lap of honour. Hundreds of thousands of people filled London's streets, 30 deep in many places, on a windy, occasionally drizzly afternoon, for one last look at their Olympic heroes.
If there's one lesson Britain can learn from Jason Smyth it is always follow up every call. Six years ago the budding Northern Irish sprinter was looking to find some money to help him with his training.
We take a look at our favourite moments of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The streets of London were packed with close to a million wellwishers who turned out to cheer Britain's sporting heroes in a last hurrah as the “golden summer of British sport” came to a close.
They are dubbed the superhumans — and no wonder. With true heroes' grit, they defied all odds, scaled impossible heights and soared to achieve beyond their wildest dreams.
Ireland's double gold Paralympians shone with pride as they touched down in Dublin and vowed to defend their titles in Rio 2016
It hasn't always been a bed of roses
Roger Federer admitted he had no answer to Rafael Nadal's masterclass after the Spaniard put him to the sword to win the Internazionali d'Italia in Rome.
True Verdict built on her promising comeback run to gain a deserved opening success in the Come Racing On June 8th Maiden at Navan.
Voleuse De Coeurs got back on the winning trail in the Coolmore Vintage Crop Stakes at Navan.
Tarla readily justified odds-on favouritism on her return to fences at Limerick.