THE British Paralympic Association (BPA) has tonight launched a major donor appeal to raise funds of £1.5 million over the next six years to help ensure the team is successful at the 2012 Games.

intense with competition coming from, not only the usual leading competitors from Australia and the USA

  DECEMBER 7 - FOUR more golds at the IPC World Swimming Championships, including a fourth for Oxford's Danielle Watts (pictured), ensured Britain's spot at the top of the medal table on the final night of action at the Kings Park Aquatic Centre in Durban.

The British haul of 24 gold, 14 silver and 14 bronze medals puts them just one gold ahead of the USA

  DECEMBER 3 - BRITAIN boosted its medal tally by five as Paralympic champion Dave Roberts (pictured) successfully defended his title at the IPC World Championships in Durban tonight.

Jessica Long of the USA dominated the field and knocked three and a half seconds off the World record

A graduate of Loughborough University, Maw had studied exercise physiology in the USA and Australia. 

A graduate of Loughborough University, Maw had studied exercise physiology in the USA and Australia. 

  SEPTEMBER 12 - BRITAIN'S cyclists have collected six gold and one bronze medal after just two days of competition at the IPC and UCI Cycling World Championships in Aigle, Switzerland. The team, who have also won five rainbow jerseys for setting world records, are currently topping the medal tally with these impressive performances.

in the men’s LC1 time trial Britainwere represented by both Paralympian Gary Rosbotham-Williams and USA-based

  SEPTEMBER 6 - THERE was gold, silver and bronze for Britain’s on the fourth day of competition at the IPC World Athletics Championships in Assen, Holland, today.

also back on winning form taking silver in the 200m final of the T53 800m behind Amanda McGrory of the USA

    JUNE 23 - SHEFFIELD’S next move to raise its profile on the international sporting stage ahead of the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics will be at the Wheelchair Basketball Congress in Holland next month.  

top 12 men’s teams and eight women’s teams from countries including Australia, Canada, USA

  JUNE 7 - THE official ticket launch for Birmingham's very own World Cup Final took place today. The 8th FIG Trampoline and Tumbling World Cup Final will be staged at the city's National Indoor Arena on Saturday November 25.

Around 20 countries will be represented at the event and these could include Japan, China, USA, Canada

March 31 - A proposed sprint showdown series between the United States and Jamaica, featuring trtiple Olympic champion Usain Bolt (pictured), will start next year, it was announced today.

  Doug Logan, the chief executive of USA Track & Field, said: "We feel the stars will be aligned,

March 20 - Calais, the closest French town to England, has launched a bid to attract Olympic teams to train there before London 2012 claiming it is cheaper and the food is better than they would find in Birmingham.

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