Para and Disability Sport Takeover Week 2025

  • 3 November 2025 - 9 November 2025
  • Various
  • Various Venues
A mixture of students holding para sport signs

Para and Disability Sport Takeover Week (PDSTW) is back for 2025! We look forward to welcoming staff and students to a week-long programme of activities raising awareness of Para and Disability Sport.

PDSTW celebrates the inclusivity and adaptability of sport and physical activity at Loughborough. The week will highlight the incredible opportunities available for disabled students on campus. Sessions are open to everyone, demonstrating how accessible and adaptable our sport offering can be.  

The week also provides a platform to challenge misconceptions about disabled people being active and involved in sport, while encouraging us all to reflect on how proactive we are in supporting disabled students within our programmes.

This year, the focus shifts from a full para and disability sport “takeover” to highlighting the adaptability of sport. While some sessions will feature specific para and disability sports, many will remain part of the regular timetable.

The week will also include contributions from Recreational Sport, Social Sport, Athletic Union (AU) clubs, Intra-Mural Sport (IMS) and the Coach and Volunteer Academy, alongside opportunities to get involved in gym sessions and networking meet-ups.

  • Monday 3 November - Sunday 9 November: Recreational Sport weekly timetable takeover
  • Monday 3 November: Coach and Volunteer Academy briefing
  • Tuesday 4 November: Powerbase gym session
  • Tuesday 4 November: Coached padel session (Athletic Union)
  • Wednesday 5 November: Coffee & networking session
  • Thursday 6 November: Walking Netball (Social Sport)
  • Saturday 8 November: Athletic Union Badminton session
  • Sunday 9 November: Intra-Mural Sport (IMS) Wheelchair Basketball one-day event

For the full timetable and details on how to get involved, follow @lboroparasport on Instagram and stay up to date with the week’s activities.

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Contact and booking details

Name
Yasmina Eissa - Para Sport Exec
Email address
Y.Eissa@lboro.ac.uk
Cost
Free
Booking required?
Yes
Booking information
All Recreational Sport sessions can be booked via the Lboro Sport App by following the tiles below: Book > Students > Recreational sport > Weekly sessions and one-day events.

For information on all other sessions and the full timetable, visit @lboroparasport on Instagram to find out how you can get involved.