Summer Paralympics: Last News

While Jody Cundy, CBE, has certainly made a name for himself in the world of sports as a decorated Paralympian, he's also found luck in matters of the heart. Here's everything you need to know about the sports star and his fiancée, Lucy Bowles. Born on October 14, 1978, in England, Jody Cundy is a versatile athlete who has excelled in both swimming and cycling.

Paralympian star Will Bayley, who appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2019, has revealed his true feelings about dance partner Janette Manrara on This Morning, saying she was “unbelievable,” following reports detailing the injuries he suffered during the series that caused him to drop out.The table tennis player, 36, who is currently in Slovenia preparing for the Summer Paralympics in Paris, suffered a serious injury to his knee ligaments following a jump from a table during a routine in rehearsals. Will appeared on This Morning on Tuesday 23 July where he described the accident that occurred while Janette was watching from the sidelines. It comes after he opened up on the injury in an interview with The Sun saying: “We practised a few times and I was really careful.

Strictly Come Dancing star Jody Cundy has been dealt a crushing blow, as the bookmakers think he could be eliminated this week.The English cyclist and former swimmer and his professional dance partner Jowita Przystał may find themselves the third couple to be evicted from the competition this year. It comes after Betway announced the latest odds of the year’s Strictly competition, just hours before the live show. After a recent hospital dash, he is now the odds-on favourite to be the next star voted-off.

Strictly Come Dancing is back on our screens this weekend as 15 new celebrities take to the dancefloor in the hope of winning the coveted Glitterball Trophy. Hosted by Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly, this year marks the 21st series of the BBC dance contest.

Ben Leitch was doing what he loved and doing it rather well.

Paralympic swimming champion Ellie Simmonds has been announced as a contestant for this year’s Strictly Come Dancing, saying she’s delighted to be the first contestant with dwarfism to take part in the show.

Channel 4's Summer Paralympics last year and now taking on Crufts. And the presenter previously sustained a spinal cord injury, leaving her paralysed from the waist down, with the star recently opening up about who got her through the devastating ordeal.At just 18, Sophie crashed a car carrying four friends, leaving her with life-changing injuries.Her friends were unharmed, however Sophie's skull became trapped under the overturned car and she ended up with a fractured back, nose and skull.The injury left her in a wheelchair as she was paraylised from the ribs down.In a recent Instagram post, Sophie opened up about who "inspired" her through the life changing part of her life.A post shared by Sophie Morgan (@sophlmorg)In an Instagram post dated February 5, Sophie posted a series of seven pictures, showing herself getting a tattoo along with pictures of her father.She captioned the post in view of her 41,000 followers: "A few months after my car crash (August 2003), just after I left the spinal unit (RNOH), some friends of my parents invited us to stay with them in Canada."Having only JUST been paralysed, I was TERRIFIED of travelling.