All Together Now

SAINSBURY’S, one of the main Paralympic sponsors, are giving all their customers the chance to nominate inspirational friends – or themselves – to carry the Paralympic Flame.

DESPITE the hype and the millions being spent on the London Paralympics, disabled people remain sceptical about the impact the Games will have on improving attitudes towards disability.

GORDON Reid has beaten world No.2 Maikel Scheffers for the second time in two months to claim the Nottingham Indoor Wheelchair Tennis singles title.

WHEELCHAIR tennis star Lucy Shuker has been named the Vitalise Woman of Achievement 2011 at a gala award ceremony in support of national disability charity Vitalise.

SOME of the world’s best disabled shooters are in action this week at Stoke Mandeville Stadium.

BRITAIN’S Number 2 wheelchair tennis player David Phillipson, pictured, narrowly missed out on winning the Ath Open Wheelchair Tennis Tournament in Belgium for the second successive year after a three set loss to home favourite Joachim Gerard. But there was better news for Britain’s junior players after Alfie Hewett won the men’s second draw singles and Dermot Bailey won the junior singles.

GREAT Britain Wheelchair Rugby’s team take on Australia, Belgium, Japan and Sweden in the 2011 Wheelchair Rugby GB Cup at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff from September 5-8.

ANDREW Lapthorne, pictured, and John Parfitt provided the highlight of the Salzburg Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships for British players taking the quad singles and quad doubles titles.

GREAT Britain’s women’s wheelchair basketball squad has been annonced for next month’s European Championships in Israel.

YOUNG disabled learner drivers are being given the chance to test drive adapted cars at the Formular One venue Donington Park next Saturday.