PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Snowboard cross competition is fiercer than ever
Carl Murphy speaks about raised standards of riding ahead of Sochi 2014.
Agitos Foundation Athletics Course begins in Kenya
The first IPC Athletics Technical Course in Kenya aims to train coaches, officials and classifiers to develop the sport to elite level across East Africa.

Montreal: a stepping stone for Sophie Pascoe
New Zealander talks of her preparation for Montreal 2013 and looking towards Rio.

Cockroft steals another world record in Switzerland
Hurricane Hannah knocks 0.06 seconds off own time.

Al-Ajeeli, Huseynov lift equivalent of adult zebra
Iraq’s Faris Al-Ajeeli and Azerbaijan’s Elshan Huseynov recorded the heaviest lifts in Aleksin to close out the IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships.

Great Britain to face Paralympic champions in Euros warm up
British men's wheelchair basketball team to face Canada, Spain and Germany in mid-June

Chile make 18-hour trip to Aleksin
Juan Carlos Garrido wants to get Chile’s powerlifting squad on the right track this year in order to eventually qualify for Rio 2016.

Ghazouani betters London 2012 performance
French Paralympic champion Souhad Ghazouani lifted four kilograms more at the IPC Powerlifting Euros than at the Paralympics.

USA wins eighth quad title
USA win title at BNP Paribas World Team Cup in Turkey

Table tennis champions head to Bayreuth Open
Top names such as Jochen Wollmert, David Wetherill and Kelly van Zon will be among the 300 competing in Germany this week.