PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Alex Zanardi and Ernst Van Dyk

UCI Para-Cycling World Cup event this weekend in Segovia

Around 400 of the world’s best para-cyclists from 38 countries will be in Segovia, Spain, this weekend (25-27 July) for the UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup, the last major event before next month’s World Championships in the USA.

Three swimmers show their medals to the camera and smile

Australian Crothers beats Matt Cowdrey at Glasgow 2014

Australian teenage swimming sensation Rowan Crothers beat Matt Cowdrey and set an unofficial individual world record at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on Thursday (24 July) with a blistering gold medal winning performance in the men’s freestyle S9.

Agitos at London

Grant Support Programme to fund 28 para-sport projects in 2014

The International Paralympic Committee’s development arm, the Agitos Foundation, on Wednesday (23 July) announced that 28 IPC member organisations from around the world will receive EUR 650,000 of funding through the second edition of its hugely successful Grant Support Programme.