PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
2020 Paralympic host city to be decided this Saturday
Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo all in the running for 2020 Paralympic Games.
Tickets for Sochi 2014 to go on-sale later this month
Sales will start on 27 September for Russia's first ever Paralympic Games.
One year on: Jochen Wollmert starts a family
Germany’s Paralympic table tennis champion talks of his newborn son and his quest for a seventh Paralympics.
Nate Williams: The start of a new path
After not making the British wheelchair basketball team, Nate was determined to still make London 2012
USA finish top as racing cancelled at skiing world cup
Warm overnight temperatures and lack of snowfall bring an early end to the first IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup, but organisers are encouraged by first days of the competition.
Happy Birthday Agitos Foundation
Wednesday (4 September) marks one year on from the official launch of the Agitos Foundation at London 2012. Paralympic.org interviewed two attendees from coaching courses run by the Foundation.
Nick Parr: Intellectually disabled athletes will benefit from 2012
One year on, the Executive Director of Inas (International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability), talks about the early legacy and momentum of including these athletes in London 2012.
One year on: Laurentia Tan takes celebrity status
Since the Paralympics, Singapore’s most-decorated Paralympian has become an ambassador both nationally, internationally and for the FEI.
Contract signed for Brazilian Paralympic Training Centre
Construction to begin on the countries' first ever dedicated training centre next week.