By David GoldNovember 14 - Mexico dominated on the first day of the Parapan American Games, taking two gold medals, four silver and one bronze to collect almost half the prizes on offer.

coming from Mariana Diaz de La Vega (pictured) in the 100m women's breaststroke SB14.Brazil were the top swimming

By Tom Degun in St Kitts and NevisNovember 12 - Women's sport has received a major boost after both boxing and rugby sevens were voted onto the Commonwealth Games sports programme as optional sports while the other big winners were the triathlon mixed relay and beach volleyball.

The list of category one, compulsory sports remains unaltered with aquatics/swimming, athletics, badminton

supporter of the duo.It was typical of Stockwell, a former Olympic and Commonwealth Games gold medallist in swimming

By Tom Degun in St Kitts and NevisNovember 10 - Mark Stockwell, the chairman of Gold Coast's bid to host the Commonwealth Games, has revealed that he does not consider his city to be favourites and admitted he is growing concerned that sole rivals Hambantota could secure a shock victory.

of traditional Sri Lankan music and dancing and Stockwell, a former Olympic and Commonwealth Games swimming

By David GoldNovember 2 - Following a visit to the Olympic Park, the Australian swimming legend Dawn

Fraser is one of the all-time swimming greats and one of only two competitors to have claimed three Olympic

joined by a host of world champions and gold medallists from sports including athletics, boxing and swimming

By Mike RowbottomOctober 30 - SportsAid has announced that 13 of the brightest prospects in British sport have been shortlisted for the charity's annual One-to-Watch Award, a title previously won by diver Tom Daley and junior European 100 and 200 metres champion Jodie Williams.

200m champion Desiree Henry, junior world epee champion Phillip Marsh, European Youth Olympic 1,500m swimming

Brown (Para athletics, age 16, from Londonderry); Desiree Henry (athletics, 16, Enfield); Joel Knight (swimming

By Tom DegunOctober 29 - London 2012 Tier Two sponsor Cadbury have announced the launch of "Keep Singing Keep Team GB Pumped" which is a campaign designed to get the nation singing to show their support for Team GB.

initiative is being supported by Cadbury's highest profile London 2012 athlete ambassador in the form of swimming

By Tom DegunOctober 29 - The Netherlands have been announced as the host country for the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) European Athletics Championships this coming June just two months before the start of London 2012, which are due to get underway on August 29, it was announced today.

the country successfully staged the 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships in Assen and the 2010 IPC Swimming

By Duncan Mackay in LondonOctober 27 - Sochi 2014 have promised to revise their controversial plans to build an ice rink here in the heart of London during next year's Olympics after their original proposal was rejected. 

evacuation area in case of an emergency in Hyde Park, which is hosting the triathlon and open water swimming

By Duncan MackayOctober 26 - Christchurch, the New Zealand city still recovering from the earthquakes which devastated it, could be part of a nationwide bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Christchurch would host the opening and closing ceremonies along with both the track and field and swimming

By Tom DegunOctober 25 - The final group Commonwealth Games voting delegates from Asia and the Caribbean have completed their visit of Australia's Gold Coast, with less than three weeks to go until a decision is made on where the 2018 competition will be held.

Queensland, held right in the heart of the Gold Coast," said Stockwell, an Olympic and Commonwealth Games swimming

By Tom DegunOctober 24 - China's swimmers sent an emphatic message to their rivals ahead of the London 2012 Paralympics when they set 17 world records at the Eighth China National Games for the disabled.

2008 Beijing Paralympics, where they claimed 52 medals, 13 of which were gold, to finish second in the swimming

medal table, behind the United States.The London 2012 Paralympic swimming event will take place from

By Duncan MackayOctober 21 - Sylvie Bernier (pictured) is replacing Sylvie Frechette as Canada's assistant Chef de Mission for the London Olympics, it has been announced.

;"When I became assistant Chef last year, writing my book, my speaking engagements and synchronised swimming

By David GoldOctober 21 - Volvo has launched an application to help the British public learn more about the sport of sailing, the country's most successful event at recent Olympic Games.

Sailing is a difficult sport to understand; it's not like cycling or swimming where