PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Six teams confirmed for Asian Blind Football Championships
The tournament will take place in Tokyo, Japan, this September with two teams qualifying for Rio 2016.
IPC Powerlifting Media Advisory
Media accreditation for the 2015 IPC Powerlifting Asian Open Championships now open
Irish team of six heading to Glasgow swimming Worlds
Double Paralympians Ellen Keane and Darragh McDonald are joined by newcomers Ailbhe Kelly and Nicole Turner.
Rome to host wheelchair dance Worlds
More than 160 athletes from 29 countries expected to travel to Italy hoping to win couples and singles titles.
Faces of the future: Brazil’s Veronica Hipolito
After winning the 200m world title in 2013, the Brazilian T38 sprinter said her life changed forever.
Vynohradets modest about team’s Glasgow 2015 chances
The most decorated athlete from the 2013 Worlds is giving little away about Ukraine’s hopes for the 2015 edition.
Three cities to host events for BPA’s National Paralympic Day
A number of British Paralympic medallists will join National Paralympic Day celebrations in Brighton, Nottingham and Plymouth.
Football 7 World Championships: Team of the tournament
After two weeks of intense competition at the Cerebral Palsy Football 7-a-side World Championships find out who made the team of the tournament.
IPC presents Paralympic Honour to Azerbaijan President
The award is bestowed upon heads of state who have contributed to the development of the Paralympic Movement.
Development of career pathways in wheelchair tennis to be VISTA 2015 keynote
At October’s conference in Girona, Spain, David Sanz-Rivas, Scientific Director Royal Spanish Tennis Federation will talk about the athlete pathway from grassroots to elite performance.