About
ParalympicsGB
Proud of Our Elite Athleletes
ParalympicsGB is the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Paralympic team competing at the summer and winter Paralympic Games. We know that the outstanding performances of our athletes have a powerful impact on the British public and can shift perceptions of disability in society, helping to inspire a better world for disabled people.
We have a proud history as the United Kingdom is the birthplace of Paralympic sport which began with the Stoke Mandeville Games in 1948 and has grown to become one of the biggest sporting events in the world.
London 2012, still widely acclaimed as the greatest Paralympics Games ever, saw ParalympicsGB athletes win an unforgettable 120 medals to finish third in the medal table. ParalympicsGB eclipsed that performance at Rio 2016 winning 147 medals to finish second in the medal table, and at Tokyo 2020 won medals in a record breaking 18 different sports – the most of any nation ever.
ParalympicsGB is the UK’s largest disability sports charity and relies on the support of its commercial partners to deliver a world class environment where athletes can achieve their personal best performances and break down barriers for all disabled people.
The National Lottery
When You Play a Little, You Help Our Athletes a Lot
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