PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Uzbekistani powerlifter suspended after Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Ruza Kuzieva suspended for two years for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation.
Greg Polychronidis: Anxious to stay at the top
When you’re at the top of your game, defending your title can be a cause for anxiety as Greece’s Greg Polychronidis explains on his way to the 2013 Boccia European Championships, starting on 17 June.
Italian handcyclists, Spanish tandems rule roads
Italy’s Alex Zanardi and the Spanish pair of Ignacio Avila Rodriguez and Joan Font Bertoli are off to a quick start this season.
Brazil summons maximum strength for World Championships
35 athletes will travel to Lyon, France, starting out on their road to Rio 2016.
Germany, Great Britain dominate Para-Triathlon Euros
The 2013 ETU Para-Triathlon European Championships were held in Alanya, Turkey.
Van Rhijn now world’s fastest female leg amputee
Oliveira and Prince also break world records on glorious day for amputee sprinting
Alan Oliveira smashes 100m world record
The Brazilian ran a 10.77 in the 100m T44 sprint a an IPC Athletics Grand Prix event in Berlin, Germany.
Peacock, Fourie’s world records in jeopardy this weekend claims Browne
USA’s 100m T44 Paralympic silver medallist Richard Browne believes both sprint world records are in serious jeopardy at this weekend’s US Paralympics Track and Field National Championships
European Boccia Championships to begin in Portugal
Top names from Great Britain, Greece, Portugal and Spain will take part in the 2013 European Boccia Championships.
Tickets for IPC Swimming World Championships go on sale
Tickets start from CAD 11.50 with day family passes costing just CAD 45.