See more pictures from the official launch event below. Paralympian Ellie Simmonds poses alongside a group of dogs during the official launch of Crufts Dog Show 2025 at the NEC Birmingham.

Swimming star Ellie Simmonds has called for greater coverage of parasport outside Paralympic years in order to grow the sport. The 30-year-old was one of the faces of the London 2012 Paralympics ...

Paralympian Ellie Simmonds today launched Crufts 2025, the world’s biggest celebration of dogs, at the NEC in Birmingham. She was joined by a historic hound making its Crufts debut, the Polish ...

Swimming star Ellie Simmonds has called for greater coverage of parasport outside Paralympic years in order to grow the sport. The 30-year-old was one of the faces of the London 2012 Paralympics ...

but it actually describes the event that brought Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds closer to the world of dogs. Following her gold medal-winning performances at the London 2012 Olympics one ...