PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
IPC announce medal event and athlete quotas for Rio 2016 Paralympics
• Games to feature 526 medal events across 22 sports• Women and athletes with high support needs main beneficiaries of additional events
Wimbledon wheelchair doubles underway
Dutch pair Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot are hoping to light up the Wimbledon courts in the wheelchair doubles competition.
Italy stun Germany at Euros
The men’s and women’s quarter-final matchups are now set at the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships.
Lyon 2013: Five rivalries to watch
Take a look at five head-to-head races or events that could light up the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.
Throwing the distance at the World Champs
Two of the biggest rivals in athletics - Jeremy Campbell and Dan Greaves - face off in Lyon, with Campbell looking to take the discus F44 world title away from Greaves.
Will Anton Datsko’s dominance continue?
The Ukrainian wheelchair fencer will look to light up the foil and sabre events at this week’s IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup.
Landmark moment as Gambia signs UN Convention
African nation signs important convention to secure the future of para-sport, following extensive work by the Gambian National Paralympic Committee.
No matter the sport, Cameron Leslie keeps moving
Champion swimmer balances international wins with love of wheelchair rugby, as he prepares to compete at his third World Championships for New Zealand.
Ecuador to host 2015 Inas Global Games
Eight sports will be featured at the 4th Inas Global Games in September 2015.
Naciye Cakir’s 27 points lead Turkey in Frankfurt
Turkey recorded a big win against Italy in the women’s preliminary round of the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships.