PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
UN Secretary-General praises role of the IPC
Speaking at an event in New York, Ban Ki-moon said IPC has done a tremendous job
Top wheelchair tennis players line up for SA Open
Men’s, women’s and quad singles events will be contested at the second Super Series event on the 2014 ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour.
Lithuania win International Men’s Goalball Tournament
Lithuania and Algeria’s men’s goalball teams are looking good heading into this year’s IBSA Goalball World Championships.
Can Marco Dispaltro vault to world No. 1?
The Canadian is looking to climb the BC4 boccia world rankings on his home soil this week.
IPC Athletics increases the number of marathon opportunities
Americas Cup events to held in conjunction with Rio half marathon and Sao Paulo marathon for the next four years
Sixteen more records drop in Berlin pool
In total, 22 world records were broken at the 28th Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft swimming competition.
Germany’s Heiko Kroeger sails to gold in Hyeres
Find out which athletes made the podium in one of the major tune-up events ahead of the IFDS Sailing World Championships.
Powerlifting takes step forward in Turkmenistan
An Agitos Foundation supported project, a first of its kind in the country, trains powerlifting referees and classifiers with the aim of holding national championships in the future.
Houdet, Ellerbrock, Wagner claim titles in South Africa
All top three seeds won their respective classes at the wheelchair tennis Airports Company South Africa Gauteng Open.
Walsh hails Sochi 2014 a success and plans for the future
Rob Walsh, the Chairperson of the IPC Nordic Skiing Sport Technical Committee has hailed the Games as a huge success and highlighted an area that can make the PyeongChang 2018 Games even better.