PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

IWRF Americas Championship: Previewing the field
World No. 1 USA and No. 3 Canada are favoured to make the gold-medal game at this week’s Americas Championship in wheelchair rugby.

Torino 2013: Japan preview
What you need to know about Japan before the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament, which takes place from 20-26 October in Torino, Italy.

Tatyana McFadden makes history at Chicago Marathon
The USA’s Tatyana McFadden and South Africa’s Ernst Van Dyk scooped up Chicago Marathon titles over the weekend.

New powerlifting referees trained in Americas
30 new referees in total allows for greater development in the region.

Torino 2013: Great Britain preview
What you need to know about Great Britain before the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament, which takes place from 20-26 October in Torino, Italy.

UK Athletics reveals performance programme athletes
48 athletes and relay team with potential to medal at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games to receive support from governing body in 2013-14.

Injury "will not rule" Jon Santacana out of Sochi
Reigning world champion aims to be back on the slopes just one month before Sochi, after injury strikes again in first part of the season.
World Sledge Hockey Challenge heading to Toronto
Canada will host Japan, Russia and the USA from 1-7 December at the MasterCard Centre.
Alicante 2013: Top 10 shooting athletes to watch
Find out the top storylines to follow at the upcoming IPC Shooting European Championships this month.
Spain’s premier marksman ready to take on Europe for gold
Spanish shooter Juan Saavedra is confident he can convert his London 2012 silver-medal performance into gold at the 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships in Alicante, Spain, starting 20 October.