PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Montréal, 2013 - Aperçu du jour 3
Le troisième jour de compétitions des Championnats du monde de natation IPC 2013 mettra à l’affiche la Chinoise Yazhu Feng, détentrice du record du monde au 50m dos S2.

USA claim gold, Mexico shock Canada at Americas Cup
USA, Argentina, Mexico and Colombia all qualified for the 2014 men’s wheelchair basketball World Championships.
83 per cent of Russians hold positive view of Sochi Games
The majority of the Russian population say they will follow the progress of the Olympics and Paralympics on TV or online.

Ukraine win Intercontinental Cup
The top eight finishers in Barcelona qualified for the 2015 football 7-a-side World Championships.

Montréal, 2013 - Aperçu du jour 2
Matt Cowdrey, Sarah Louise Rung et Juan Reyes espèrent tous être l'étoile de la deuxième journée des Championnats du monde de natation IPC 2013.

IPC Statement on USA swimmer Victoria Arlen
The American swimmer was found non-eligible to compete.

Montreal 2013: Day 7 sneak preview
British, Canadian and New Zealand poster girls Eleanor Simmonds, Valerie Grand’Maison and Sophie Pascoe will round off the competition on day 7 of the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships.
Ellie Simmonds: The best is yet to come
The 18-year-old British superstar heads into Montreal 2013 a four-time world champion, but still feels she has a lot left to give.

IPC Athletics announces Rio 2016 medal events
Rio 2016 will feature 177 athletics events, seven more than London 2012, and there will be a 22 per cent increase in the number of track and field medal events for women.