PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Another major Para sport event to be held in Sao Paulo
The Brazilian Paralympic University Games will take place at Brazil’s Paralympic Training Centre, from 26-30 June.
Japan win first women’s football 5 event
The Japanese team was crowned champion following a 1-0 victory over an IBSA select team in Vienna, Austria.
US men’s compound set new world record
The squad broke Team Italy’s record by one point at the world ranking competition in Puerto Rico.
China stuns the Netherlands to win women´s title
After a surprising victory in Italy, China became just the third nation other than the Netherlands to win the wheelchair tennis World Team Cup.
Egypt dominate last day of competition in Eger
Nadia Ali and Randa Mahmoud won the women´s up to 86kg and over 86kg, respectively, at the World Para Powerlifting World Cup on Sunday.
Sveinsson breaks javelin F42 world record
The Icelandic thrower was the star performer at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix with a distance of 59.77m.
Holiday Hotspot with China’s Hongzhuan Zhou
The T53 racer will line up at this week’s Beijing World Para Athletics Grand Prix.
Perez shows World Cup form ahead of home World Championships
The Mexican topped the podium at the World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Eger, Hungary.
World Team Cup finalists decided
France will face Great Britain and the Netherlands will meet China in the men’s and women’s finals at the wheelchair tennis event in Alghero, Italy.
Egyptian powerlifters win hat-trick of World Cup titles
On Saturday at the World Para Powerlifting World Cup, Egyptian athletes won three out of four events.