Wheelz and the biggest ramps he can find
Can a wheelchair really jump a 50ft ramp just like a BMX? It’s a question few would have bothered pondering a few months ago. Well, yes it can.
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In 2012 blade runner Oscar Pistorius aims to make history by becoming the first disabled athlete to compete in both Olympic and Paralympic Games. Keme Nzerem went to meet him.
The funeral of South African footballer Senzo Meyiwa packs out a stadium in Durban, after he was shot at his mistress’s house.
Shrien Dewani, the British millionaire accused of murdering his wife on their honeymoon in South Africa, pleads not guilty.
What do Paul Walker, the iPhone 5S, the royal baby and Nelson Mandela have in common? They are all key words you were searching for on Google in 2013.
It’s a potential treat for people missing the Olympic thrill. Two of the world’s top runners, sprinter Usain Bolt and long-distance champion Mo Farah, hint they would be up for a race over 600 metres.
The London Anniversary Games starts on Friday, but unlike 12 months ago, the nation goes into the festival of track and field expectant rather than hopeful, writes Jordan Jarrett-Bryan.
A man has died in custody after being tied to the back of a police van and dragged away following an argument over where he had parked his taxi, according to local reports.
We take a look back at the lowlights of 2012 with damned lies and statistics coming thick and fast from across the political spectrum.
Can a wheelchair really jump a 50ft ramp just like a BMX? It’s a question few would have bothered pondering a few months ago. Well, yes it can.
Did the Paralympics make any difference to the daily lives of disabled people – or in attitudes to disability? Join the debate with our live blog.
Have attitudes changed towards disability as a result of the Paralympic Games? Presenter and wheelchair basketball player Jordan Jarrett-Bryan takes a look, in the latest in our week-long special.
The Paralympic Games closing ceremony will bring the curtain down on an extraordinary sporting summer tonight – but not before British athletes make their final medal push.
One aim of London 2012 was to make more Paralympians household names. Has it worked? Channel 4 News takes to the Olympic Park in a highly unscientific experiment.
As the UK celebrates the most successful ever Paralympic Games, swimming supremo Ellie Simmonds tells Channel 4 News of the “massive buzz” of winning four medals and her hopes to inspire others.
Ellie Simmonds returns to the Aquatics Centre today, hoping to claim a third gold medal of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.