Winter Paralympics only 77 were women.The medal table at the Games was topped for the first time by the USA

487 events that took place, 279 world records were set.Visually impaired swimmer Trischa Zorn of the USA

   Zorn's medal haul helped USA top the medal table in Beijing.

  One of the most dominant athletes at the Games was Trischa Zorn of the USA.

cerebral palsy, visually impaired and wheelchair) were scheduled to compete at the Paralympics in the USA

demonstration event at the 1972 Paralympics in Heidelberg), was also featured as a medal event.Although the USA

point.Heidelberg 1972 was a fantastic Games that saw the hosts West Germany top the medal table ahead of the USA

  The USA finished with the highest number of medals.

They were closely followed by the USA who bought 66 athletes.A significant addition to the 1964 Games

the most exciting Paralympic sports and has helped to raise the profile of wheelchair athletes.The USA

By Tom DegunSeptember 9 - USA Judo have announced they are looking to raise funds to reward their athletes

table.In addition, Travis Stevens finished fifth in the men's −81 kg division.These successes are behind USA

USA Judo wants to reward these three, to say 'thank you' and at the same time motivate our youth, the

Therefore, USA Judo announces that a $100,000 (£62,470/€78,025) prize fund will be raised in order to

that each and every one of you consider making a donation, whatever each of you can afford to help USA

USA Judo will also create a wall plaque that will list donors and hang in perpetuity at our National

By David Gold at the Aquatics Centre on the Olympic Park in LondonSeptember 6 - Britain's Paralympians have achieved their total London 2012 medal target, surpassing the total from Beijing four years ago.

Russia are proving to be very powerful as are the USA, Ukraine, Australia and other nations who are all

By David GoldSeptember 4 - Jerry Colangelo plans to remain as chairman of USA Basketball until the next

I've decided I'm going to continue," Colangelo told USA Today."

What's important is to maintain the credibility and sustainability of USA Basketball."

leaving and has left the door open for him.Although Colangelo has announced that he will stay with USA

outlast stubborn Spaniards to take basketball goldMay 2012: London 2012 will be my last Olympics admits USA

London 2012 despite current NBA lockoutJuly 2009: US coach to stay on for London 2012February 2009: USA

By Tom DegunSeptember 3 - Glasgow Rocks basketball team is poised set to move into the city's new Commonwealth Sports Arena next month with its curtain-raising game scheduled for October 7.

home is Glasgow's Kelvin Hall and the team will play its final match at there on September 9 when a USA

By Tom DegunSeptember 3 - Argentina Jaguars will defend its crown when Canada hosts the third IRB Americas Rugby Championship next month, the International Rugby Board (IRB) has announced.

Canada, USA, and Argentina are all priority unions for our High Performance investment programme and

By Duncan MackaySeptember 1 - USA Weightlifting (USAW) has appointed Michael Massik as its new chief

executive despite the fact he left a similar role at USA Fencing four years under something of a cloud

Massik served as executive director of USA Fencing from 1996 until 2008, leaving after the sport had

century to win a gold medal.According to Sports Illustrated, just before leaving Massik reported that USA

after Carl Borack, a four-time Olympic team captain, had led calls for him to be fired.Since leaving USA

leadership, fencing went from no [Olympic] medals in Atlanta [1996] to six medals in Beijing [2008], and a USA

By Tom Degun at the Aquatics Centre on the Olympic Park in LondonAugust 30 - United States' swimming star Victoria Arlen, the competitor that Britain's Ellie Simmonds has singled out as her biggest gold medal threat at London 2012, has been cleared to compete at the Paralympics after an appeal against her expulsion from the Games was upheld.

Team USA is looking forward to her competing in her first Paralympic Games event on Saturday."

Following evaluation in London, the USA swimmer Victoria Arlen was ruled Non-Eligible (NE)," said an