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Wheelchair sports began in 1952, with the first games held at the Stoke Mandeville Rehabilitation Centre in Buckinghamshire.

In the News

Disabled Sports Men and Women Prepare for 2006 Commonwealth Games

Top disabled athletes from the UK are set to compete against each other at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. The Elite Athletes with a Disability (EAD) programme will consist of 12 events across four sports - swimming, athletics, table tennis and power lifting.

bbc.co.uk, November 2005

President of International Paralympic Committee Set for Four More Years Service

Sir Philip Craven has been re-elected as president of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

Craven, an ex wheelchair basketball and swimming Paralympian from the UK was first awarded the position in 2001. He has been re-elected for another four-year term, winning 103 votes out of a possible 123 at the IPC's general assembly in Beijing.

bbc.co.uk, November 2005

Train Station Access Under Review

Disabled access at Bridgend railway station in Wales is being reviewed by the Department of Transport. This follows a complaint by local MP, after a wheelchair-user complained about having to give the station 24-hours notice.

Disability Ouch, January 2006

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