PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
No. 48: Alex Zanardi-Ernst Van Dyk rivalry brews up
Italy’s Alex Zanardi and South Africa’s Ernst Van Dyk got a kick-start this year at the UCI’s World Cup and World Championship events.
No. 50: Timur Tuchinov wins coveted archery world title
Russian archer Timur Tuchinov had won individual European and Paralympic gold, but in 2013 he finally took the top podium spot at the World Championships.
Lucas Sithole up for South Africa’s Sports Star of the Year
The world’s No. 2 wheelchair tennis quads player is competing against able-bodied athletes for the top sports award in South Africa.
Australia’s Joann Formosa honoured at FEI Awards Gala
Joann Formosa has been competing for Australia’s national para-dressage team since 2006.
Mexico's Nely Miranda wins national award
World Champion swimmer wins 2013 National Sport Award in Paralympic category.
Australian trio qualifies for Table Tennis Worlds
Melissa Tapper, James Kwon and Nathan Pellissier all won their singles events at the 2013 ITTF Oceania Regional Para-Table Tennis Championships.
Qualification and events announced for athletics Euros
198 medal events to be played out across six days of action at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships in Swansea, Wales.
Yui Kamiji breaks Dutch wheelchair tennis winning streak
Yui Kamiji, Shingo Kunieda and David Wagner all reigned supreme on the final day of the 2013 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters.
IBSA Goalball Asia-Pacific Championships to begin
Top teams from the region will vie for spots at the 2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships.
IPC to count down Top 50 Moments of 2013
For the final 50 days of 2013, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) will unveil the year’s best moments, culminating with No. 1 on 31 December.