PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Reid, Ellerbrock win Adelaide Open
Great Britain’s Gordon Reid and Germany’s Sabine Ellerbrock are off to quick starts in 2013 with NEC tournament titles under their belts.
Australia to hold first Para-Triathlon Nationals
Top Australian athletes such as Louise Sauvage will participate in Australia’s first Para-Triathlon World Championships this week.
Colin Lynch: Believing I can win again
Irish para-cyclist Colin Lynch looks to turn arrogance into confidence to make 2013 a winning season for himself.
IPC Powerlifting publishes new Rules and Regulations
The new IPC Powerlifting Rules and Regulations were outlined for the road to Rio 2016.
Team USA named for IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup
Wheelchair racer Tatyana McFadden embraces a new challenge after her success at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Jun voted South Korea’s Athlete of the Year
T36 sprinter Min-Jae Jun, a two-time London 2012 silver medallist, was chosen by the public as last year’s top performer in Paralympic sport.
Stuart Lieberman: 2013 Paralympic Predictions
With the new year underway, the IPC’s Stuart Lieberman makes 10 predictions for the upcoming year in Paralympic sport.
Wheelchair Basketball Canada announce 2013 rosters
The Canadian men’s and women’s senior national teams for this year have been revealed, but they don’t include superstar Patrick Anderson.
Austria’s Lanzinger wins first IPC Alpine World Cup gold
Almost five years after losing his leg in a ski accident, Austria’s Matthias Lanzinger has made a strong comeback to the sport to win gold in the 2013 giant slalom World Cup.
IPC announces December’s Athlete of the Month shortlist
Nominees for December’s Athlete of the Month include Russian standing skier Alexey Bugaev, sit-skiers Anna Schaffelhuber of Germany and Tyler Walker of USA, Hungary’s wheelchair fencer Zsuzsanna Krajnyak and USA’s ice sledge hockey star Taylor Chace.