PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Irish team of six heading to Glasgow swimming Worlds
Double Paralympians Ellen Keane and Darragh McDonald are joined by newcomers Ailbhe Kelly and Nicole Turner.
Three cities to host events for BPA’s National Paralympic Day
A number of British Paralympic medallists will join National Paralympic Day celebrations in Brighton, Nottingham and Plymouth.
Football 7 World Championships: Team of the tournament
After two weeks of intense competition at the Cerebral Palsy Football 7-a-side World Championships find out who made the team of the tournament.
IPC presents Paralympic Honour to Azerbaijan President
The award is bestowed upon heads of state who have contributed to the development of the Paralympic Movement.
Development of career pathways in wheelchair tennis to be VISTA 2015 keynote
At October’s conference in Girona, Spain, David Sanz-Rivas, Scientific Director Royal Spanish Tennis Federation will talk about the athlete pathway from grassroots to elite performance.
Lebanon hosts first National Paralympic Day
The National Paralympic Committee gathered together supporters and partners to offer try-outs of wheelchair basketball, table-tennis and football-5-a-side.
WADA launches new video series
WADA Talks is a new interview series to feature sport and government leaders
IBSA Goalball European Championships lounge opened in Kaunas
The event which is a Rio 2016 Paralympic qualifier gets underway on 5 July in Lithuania.
Russia retain Football 7 world crown
The defending champions beat Ukraine 1-0 in the final of the CP Football 7-a-side World Championships.
Five storylines for shooting Paralympic qualifiers
A number of great athletes are preparing themselves for three qualification World Cups, the first of which takes place in Osijek, Croatia, from 10 July.