PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Hug aiming to get one over Weir
Swiss 'silvder bullet' aiming to beat British favourite and win Virgin London marathon

Moroccan triathlete seeks podium on homemade prosthesis
Mohamed Lahna hopes to use this weekend’s ITU World Triathlon San Diego as a kick-start to his Rio 2016 training.

McFadden aims for poignant tribute
Boston marathon winner will dedicate Sunday's race to bomb blast victims

Weir targets record Virgin London Marathon win
British Paralympian David Weir is aiming for a seventh victory in the British capital.

Whitehead hopes lucky pants bring marathon success
Inspired by his lucky pants and new daughter, Whitehead wants to say thank you for London 2012 support

Jung deemed Korea's sledge speed king
Seung-Hwang Jung hopes to anchor Korea’s ice sledge hockey team to a Sochi 2014 berth later this year.

USA and Canada to meet for gold
The 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool will have an all-North American final.
Great Britain to host men’s C Goalball Euros
The top three finishers at the event will advance to the B group and will eventually hope to move up to the A group to qualify for Rio 2016.

Winter season set to begin again in August
The next season will kick off with the IPC Alpine Skiing and Snowboard World Cup races in Queenstown, New Zealand.

Denmark’s Andersen wins tense R4 final
After the lead changed several times Denmark’s Jonny Andersen beat Australia’s Jason Maroney by just 0.4 points in the R4 event at the 2013 IPC Shooting World Cup (Szczecin) in Poland.