Five U.S. wars and 64 years later, the Paralympics are set to complete a bittersweet roundtrip, in both place and purpose. The 2012 Paralympics, the planet’s second-largest sporting event, open Aug.

More than a quarter of disabled people believe the London Paralympics has failed to have a positive legacy, new research suggests. A survey by the charity Scope found 38% of disabled people felt ...

Organizers say the Games, which are nearly sold out, may follow the Summer Olympics, but they are "not an after-thought." By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor LONDON – The British capital is ready ...

Volleys of fireworks lit up the night sky, Beverley Knight belted out ''I am what I am,'' and Britain's first Paralympic gold medalist lit the cauldron to open the 2012 London Paralympic Games. It was ...

The British Swimming Championships are returning to the London Aquatics Centre in 2024 and for the first time, the swimming and para-swimming events will fully combine in one competition as athletes ...

LONDON (AP) — Coldplay and Rihanna rocked the Olympic Stadium to give the biggest-ever Paralympic Games a rousing send-off Sunday night, wrapping up an unforgettable summer of sports in London. Jay-Z ...

Thousands of people lined Britain's streets on Wednesday to welcome the Paralympic flame as it arrived in London ahead of the games' opening ceremony. The flame, which is being carried by some 580 ...

LONDON - With an ode to science, human perseverance and the disabled physicist Stephen Hawking, this host city raised the curtain Wednesday on what is set to be the world's biggest and most-watched ...

University of South Australia provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. The London Paralympic Games is now upon us. The Opening Ceremony has been held with all the pomp and ceremony of any ...

"Being asked to play at the closing celebrations for the Paralympic athletes in London is such a great honor for us," said the frontman in a statement on Coldplay's website. "We are so happy to be ...

Five U.S. wars and 64 years later, the Paralympics are set to complete a bittersweet roundtrip, in both place and purpose. The 2012 Paralympics, the planet’s second-largest sporting event, open Aug.