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Tag: Paralympics

Learn to Swim programme extension make waves for next generation

Thousands of Scottish youngsters are to be given the chance to learn to swim – with the added boost of building an enduring legacy...

Scots athlete and adventurer wins top mountain award

A SCOTS athlete and adventurer has been named as the recipient of a top mountain culture award. Two-time Paralympian Karen Darke has been named as...

Paralympic athlete shares heartwarming video of first steps since major surgery

AN ATHLETE who dreamed of competing at Rio has shared a heartwarming video of his first steps since undergoing hellish surgery to remove a...

Boyle tweets to a million twitters

By Claire McKim FRANKIE Boyle has passed a million followers on Twitter despite causing widespread outrage with his jokes about paralympians. Boyle’s gags – including calling...

Swimmer with spinal condition told he is not disabled enough for Paralympics

A SCOTS swimmer who was told by doctors that he’d never walk again after developing a chronic spinal condition has been told that he...

Sir Chris Dragged Into Honours Row

By Alexander Lawrie SCOTTISH Olympic hero Chris Hoy has been dragged into a row over the New Year Honours list. Members of Britain’s Paralympic team are...

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