PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

New Zealand announces shooting team for IPC World Cup
London 2012 medallist Michael Johnson to lead team of five.

Swimmer Silverman voted April’s IPC Athlete of the Month
Paralympian wins after putting on a show at Spring CanAms.

Russia ready to raise bar in Aleksin
With 31 of the 137 athletes, Russia will have the largest delegation at next week’s 2013 IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships.

Stuart Lieberman: 15 most marketable para-athletes
Following Alan Fonteles Oliveira’s inclusion in SportsPro’s 50 Most Marketable Athletes, here are 15 other Paralympians who IPC Editorial Co-ordinator Stuart Lieberman believes have the potential to make such a list in the future.

Can Aussies continue success in Montreal pool?
After finishing second to China in swimming at London 2012, Australia are hoping for a large medal haul at the IPC Swimming World Championships.

Grosseto 2013 review: Caironi smashes 100m and 200m T42 world records
Switzerland's Marcel Hug and Great Britain's Hannah Cockcroft also impresed in scorching conditions at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix event in Italy.

Singapore’s Tan to help develop para-equestrian
Para-equestrian Laurentia Tan has joined the FEI’s Solidarity Ambassador programme to help others establish national structures to develop the sport.

ASEAN Para-Games to feature 12 sports
The ASEAN Para-Games will take place in Naypyitaw, Myanmar from 14-20 January 2014.

Gaétan Tardif elected CPC President
Canadian Paralympic Committee elections held in Toronto

Azerbaijan judokas target further success in Rio
With support from the president and government Azerbaijan is targeting more medals in 2016