The Guardian newspaper yesterday carried a review of equipment that enabled Paralympic athletes to compete, including details on Derek Derenalagi’s discus throwing frame, designed and built by Remap South Bucks: The Guardian (‘The ingenious designs behind the Paralympic champions’, 3rd September 2012).

Derek’s Remap throwing frame also mentioned in a Daily Mail Paralympic equipment review today: Daily Mail (‘From the wheelchair based on an F1 car to the ‘Terminator’ exo-skeleton suit: How technology is transforming the Paralympics’, 4th September 2012).

Well done to seated discus (F57) Paralympian Derek Derenalagi, who competed this evening (Friday 31st August) using his custom made throwing frame. No medals this time, but Derek certainly made an impression! We posted links to some recent press coverage a couple of days ago. Here are a few more.

Report on Derek today, including video footage from 2010, on ITV News (‘Derek Derenalagi beats the odds to reach his dream of Paralympics 2012’, 31st August 2012).

Derek’s story in detail today in the Daily Telegraph (‘Paralympics 2012: I was pronounced dead, now I am back representing my country again, says Derek Derenalagi’, 31st August 2012).

Report on Derek and his family today on Sky News (”Dead’ Soldier Ready For Paralympic Debut’, 31st August 2012).

A student interviews Derek today on BBC News School Report (‘Paralympics 2012: Derek Derenalagi on ‘battling back’ to Paralympic stage’, 31st August 2012).

Watching people like Derek Derenalagi will be humbling, says report yesterday on the Paralympic opening ceremony in The Mirror (‘A billion people watch the Paralympics begin… and marvel at what they see’, 30th August 2012).

London Evening Standard: ‘London 2012 Paralympics: Ten essential facts about … Private Derek Derenalagi’, 29th August 2012.

A brief resume on Sky Sports (‘Derek Derenalagi’s Paralympic journey has been an incredible one’, 29th August 2012).

Interview and Q&A with Derek: Thankasoldier Monthly (‘Our Interview with Pte Derek Derenalagi wounded warrior & Paralympian’, 27th August 2012).

A detailed story about Derek leads off this piece in the Sunday Telegraph (‘Paralympics 2012: from the battlefield to the sports field, meet the armed forces Paralympians’, 26th August 2012).

Derek features in BBC report on Battle Back athletes: BBC Sport (‘Paralympics 2012: Battle Back – from front line to podium’, 24th August 2012).

Video footage of Derek in training in this report from ITV (‘Game of Throws: Paralympian prepares’, 17th August 2012).

The front page of The Sun today (‘I was dead in a body bag… now I’m going for gold’, 29th August 2012) has a major news story about Paralympic discus thrower Derek Derenalagi ahead of his event on Friday. There’s a great picture that shows Derek’s throwing frame, designed and built by Remap South Bucks, quite clearly.

Other recent news coverage of Derek

David Beckham pays tribute to Derek and the Paralympic spirit in The Mirror today (‘Their guts and dedication make me proud to be British’: David Beckham writes for the Mirror about our Paralympic athletes, 29th August 2012), .

It only mentions Derek in passing, but there’s an interesting comparison of Olympic and Paralympic events by the BBC today (‘Paralympics: 10 things you need to know’, 29th August 2012).

Review of Paralympic contenders from the forces, including Derek, in the Daily Mail yesterday (‘Ready to serve their country again: Fighting fit Forces heroes gunning for Olympic glory’, 28th August 2012).

The Sunday Mirror (‘Appliance of science: How latest technology is giving our 2012 Paralympians the edge’, 26th August 2012) includes Remap’s role in building Derek’s discus frame.

Derek gets a mention in the Daily Telegraph (‘London 2012 Paralympics: On your marks for this, our final joyous lap’, 24th August 2012).

Informative article about Derek and the Paralympics in The Guardian (‘Paralympics offers life after trauma for wounded soldiers’, 23rd August 2012).

Derek’s wife Ana’s perspective in the Sunday People (‘Wife of Paralympics discus thrower who lost his legs in Afghanistan tells of her pride’, 19th August 2012).

Several photos of Derek, including one showing the Remap throwing frame, in the Sunday Telegraph (‘London 2012 Paralympics: the military personnel aiming for gold’, 19th August 2012).