PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Italy lead Para-Cycling Road World Cup after first stop
Nine athletes won both the time trial and road race in Castiglione Della Pescaia, including Italian handcyclist Alex Zanardi.
Surprise winners shine at Slovenian Para-Table Tennis Open
Find out who won the men’s and women’s singles events and the team events at the major international competition.
Two world records fall at USA athletics Grand Prix
America's Raymond Martin and German Vanessa Low set provisional new marks at the fourth IPC Athletics Grand Prix of 2014.
Media accreditation for athletics Euros opens
Application process is now open for Europe's biggest para-athletics event of the year.
Shirley Reilly returns ahead of clash with Manuela Schaer
Paralympic champion Shirley Reilly has a new racing wheelchair for her 2014 Grand Prix debut in Arizona, aiming to prepare for the rematch between Switzerland’s Manuela Schaer in Europe later in the month.
Leeper, Singleton to headline Arizona Grand Prix
Fourth IPC Athletics Grand Prix of 2014 will also feature Americans Raymond Martin and Shirley Reilly ahead of her clash with Manuela Schaer in Switzerland, and Canada’s multiple world champion Brent Lakatos.
Dutch swimmer Marc Evers now recognised at supermarkets
The Paralympic and world champion is heading into the IPC Swimming European Championships as the S14 swimmer to beat.
IPC/APC Co-ordination Commission delighted with Toronto 2015 progress
After three days of meetings, the IPC/APC delegation is confident that Toronto 2015 will be the best Parapan Games to date.
Agitos Foundation launches WoMentoring
The IPC’s development arm will look to increase women in leadership roles in the Paralympic Movement to 30 per cent through a new mentoring programme, with 22 Member organisations taking part
Asian Para-Games spots on line at West Asia Championships
Eight teams will compete in Dubai: Iraq, Oman, Jordan, UAE, Kuwait, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and Syria.