Kevin Ankrom (pictured) as High Performance Director, effective from April, after recruiting him from New

Zealand.

performance sport over the past 15 years, including having been High Performance Director of Athletics New

Zealand since 2007.

Ankrom claimed he is ready for his new role.He said: "I am excited about the challenges, competitive

By Tom Degun February 14 - Britain’s top performers at the Christchurch 2011 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships last month, including wheelchair racing star Dave Weir (pictured), who claimed three gold medals, have been rewarded as UK Athletics announced the funding for 2010/11.

  But after New Zealand, a total of 43 Paralympic athletes have now been included in this cycle

Whitehead claimed victory in the men’s 200 metresT42 race in New Zealand to secure funding and is joined

Zealand.

Zealand on their senior international debuts.

Zealand gave us a good indication of who could make the step up to the highest level of competition.

President Sir Philip Craven has stated his absolute disgust at comments made by broadcaster Michael Laws on New

Zealand based RadioLive and has called for the radio station to terminate his employment.

  He continued that it was "crazy" that Paralympic athletes should be eligible for New

Zealand’s Halberg Awards, which recognise top sporting achievements, before adding "If you

"   The comments come as a major shock after New Zealand successfully hosted the IPC Athletics

"This person has a history for ill-advised comments and actions and now he has stooped to a new

"I will be writing to them together with the New Zealand Broadcasting Standards Agency to highlight

February 13 - Three first-half tries lifted South Africa to a thrilling 24-14 victory against Fiji in the finall of the Las Vegas Sevens tournament and take their first Cup title on the World Series since April 2009.

Fiji earned their place in the final by thrashing New Zealand 26-7.As a result of their win in Las Vegas

They remain in fifth place on 56 but close the gap on leaders England and New Zealand, who both have

By Tom Degun  February 12 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have ruled that guides for the visually impaired athletes that secure podium spots at the London 2012 Paralympic medals will be awarded official Paralympic medals for their efforts. 

Dunkerley, one of Canada’s most recognisable Paralympians, added he was delighted to claim gold in New

Zealand and that the victory put him in great stead for victory in 2012.

February 11 - Rugby is now the third fastest growing sport in the United States according to a major study on sports participation.

The study, conducted in 2010 by the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA), reveals that new

quot;Americans are attracted to rugby's values of respect, integrity and discipline and we are seeing new

countries including the US, will also get live airtime via NBC when it is held in September and October in New

Zealand.

By Tom DegunFebruary 9 - BBC Radio 5 live and its sister station 5 live sports extra have been awarded radio rights to cover the London 2012 Paralympics Games, it was announced today.

BBC at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Athletics Championships in Christchurch, New

Zealand last month."

By Tom DegunFebruary 9 - BBC Radio 5 live and its sister station 5 live sports extra have been awarded radio rights to cover the London 2012 Paralympics Games, it was announced today.

BBC at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Athletics Championships in Christchurch, New

Zealand last month."

By Tom DegunFebruary 8 - Cathy Sellers, the United States Paralympics Associate Director of High Performance for Track and Field, has warned that her team must now raise their level for London 2012 despite an impressive display at the Christchurch 2011 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships.

A relatively inexperienced Team USA finished sixth on the medal table in New Zealand with 33 medals

environment was all about so given those circumstances, I'm really pleased with how they performed in New

Zealand."

We know we have got some gaps there and some athletes that were missing in New Zealand that could potentially

We have just arrived back in the UK after a long journey home from New Zealand which has given me plenty

Before these World Championships in New Zealand I would have said that a large proportion of the athletes

We, as athletics, are relatively lucky, in New Zealand we had BBC and Channel 4 crews with us and this

February 5 - Debutant Declan O'Donnell scored three tries as New Zealand came from behind to beat England

Zealand piled on the pressure, mainly through tight defence, to score five straight tries and clinch

a comfortable win.The tournament victory took New Zealand level with England on 64 points after three

The next round of the Series starts in Las Vegas next Saturday (February 12).New Zealand was the dominant

He's outstanding," New Zealand coach Gordon Tietjens said of O'Donnell who was playing in his first World

New Zealand lost captain D.J.

MackayBritish Sports Internet Writer of the YearFebruary 5 - Last year's World Rowing Championships in New

Zealand lost $2.3 million (£1.09 million), it was reported today.

The Waikato Times today reported that Rowing New Zealand (RNZ) wanted the Government and local

country's Prime Minister John Key (pictured), were widely considered to be a success, especially with New

Zealand finishing third overall in the medals table with nine medals, including three gold, behind Germany

The Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) have stepped in to ensure that no local suppliers are left out of pocket

said Peterson.Peterson also claimed that the financial problems would not affect the preparations of New

arrived back in the country following their best ever performance at the competition in Christchurch in New

Zealand.

outstanding performer of the event and claimed an astonishing four gold medals in a feat that was matched in New

Zealand only by America's Tatyana McFadden.Guilhermina gave the President a stuffed Kiwi, the symbol

of New Zealand, and then there was an emotional moment as the Paralympic star also tried to give Rousseff

Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships were phenomenal.So, they were in January and in New

Zealand with just over a year to go before the London 2012 Paralympics.

By Tom Degun in ChristchurchJanuary 31 - Neil Blanchfield, event manager for the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships, told insideworldparasport that hosting the competition has injected around $12 million (£5.8 million) into the Christchurch economy.

money through ticket sales, Blanchfield predicts a bounty has been made for the city.Blanchfield said: "New

Zealand can probably forget about hosting the Olympics or the Commonwealth Games in the future, but

a really good team working on the event and there are some great legacy benefits, such as the brand new

Paralympics New Zealand board member Marc Frewin added that the quality of competition was high."

This is the first time it's been out of Europe and there was a lot of focus globally on little New Zealand