PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Australia end table tennis event in dominating fashion
The Australian delegation took all of the team gold medals available on the final day of the 2013 ITTF Oceania Para-Table Tennis Championships.
SVT to give Sweden unprecedented coverage at Sochi 2014
Swedish Paralympic sport fans will be able to watch live primetime coverage of the Sochi 2014 Games.
Pat Anderson back for Kitakyushu Champions Cup
Find how to watch live action from the tournament of men’s wheelchair basketball teams from Australia, Canada, Japan and South Korea.
No. 48: Alex Zanardi-Ernst Van Dyk rivalry brews up
Italy’s Alex Zanardi and South Africa’s Ernst Van Dyk got a kick-start this year at the UCI’s World Cup and World Championship events.
Nominations for Paralympic Hall of Fame now open
IPC members and the public can now nominate male and female winter athletes and coaches for the Paralympic Hall of Fame.
SIUS becomes Official Partner of IPC Shooting
Swiss company will provide official targets and results for next three years.
No. 49: ‘Amphibian Namibian’ makes history in pool
Gideon Nasilowski – dubbed the Amphibian Namibian – has entered into the International Paralympic Committee’s Top 50 Moments of 2013 after becoming the first Namibian swimmer to enter a World Championships.
Lucas Sithole up for South Africa’s Sports Star of the Year
The world’s No. 2 wheelchair tennis quads player is competing against able-bodied athletes for the top sports award in South Africa.
Australia’s Joann Formosa honoured at FEI Awards Gala
Joann Formosa has been competing for Australia’s national para-dressage team since 2006.
Mexico's Nely Miranda wins national award
World Champion swimmer wins 2013 National Sport Award in Paralympic category.