PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

New Zealand swimming stars heading to Glasgow 2015
Team of eight includes Sophie Pascoe who has been in incredible form this week, taking down two world records at the Swimming NZ Open Championships.

Dame Tessa Jowell to chair London 2017 inspiration programme
The former Olympics Minister will deliver the World Athletics Inspiration Programme covering both the IAAF and IPC Athletics World Championships.

Dutch name mix of youth and experience for Glasgow 2015
Seventeen swimmers, including five new athletes, will compete for the Netherlands at July’s 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.

Hu sets new long jump world record at Beijing Grand Prix
The 27-year-old added 31cm to the previous best set in 2012 by South African Dyan Buis

Buffalo 2015: Norway preview
What you need to know about Norway prior to the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool.
Agitos Foundation paves Road to Rio 2016
The first of four workshops for coaches, classifiers, athletes and sport managers, run in partnership with Rio 2016 and the Brazilian Paralympic Committee, will start on Saturday (18 April).

Vadovicova breaks world record at Poland World Cup
Slovakian rifle shooter extraordinaire looks comfortable once again to take a convincing victory at the IPC Shooting World Cup in Szczecin.
Mexican lifters excited for Mexico City 2015
Four Paralympic and Worlds medallists will form part of a team of 36 powerlifters competing at home in the Americas Open from 26-29 April.

Chuck Aoki: Changing society’s mindset about disability
The US wheelchair rugby player gives his view on the role media can play in portraying people with an impairment.

Preview: IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Beijing, China
Around 160 athletes from 14 countries will compete in the fourth Grand Prix of 2015.