PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

IPC Athletics World Championships opens in Lyon
Sir Phillip Craven opens athletics' biggest gathering since London 2012

Benson feeling in better form for Lyon than London 2012
Paralympic gold medallist confident of landing 200m world title

USA’s Jeremy Campbell, Jessica Long win ESPYs
The American discus thrower and swimmer – both Paralympic champions – were named Best Male and Female Athlete with a Disability, respectively.

Day one preview – Lyon 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships
• 17 gold medals up for grabs as Lyon 2013 get underway.

Abdi Jama: From European champion to Ramadan observer
After captaining Great Britain to another wheelchair basketball European title, Abdi Jama begins to celebrate Ramadan.

Wagner, Sithole to contest quads title at British Open
The 24th British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships will conclude this weekend at the Nottingham Tennis Centre.

Looking at Lyon: Men’s 100m T44
Will Jonnie Peacock or Richard Browne cruise to a world title, or will another amputee sprinter pass them before the finish?

Looking at Lyon: Men’s 100m T42
Heinrich Popow and Scott Reardon headline a stacked field in the men’s T42 class at the IPC Athletics World Championships.

NPC Spain creates Athletes’ Council
The Council will serve as a consulting body between the NPC and its athletes.