PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
No. 3: Skier Marie Bochet moves through the ranks
France’s Marie Bochet was part of IPC Alpine Skiing’s class of 2006, moving on to become five-time World Champion on the slopes in La Molina in 2013.
No. 4: Mexican miracle in wheelchair basketball
Mexico shocked Paralympic champions Canada in the quarter-finals of the 2013 Americas Cup to advance to the World Championships.
No. 5: Teenage Aussie Maddison Elliott shocks swimming
New kid on the block beats multiple world and Paralympic champion Jessica Long in world record time.
No. 6: Esther Vergeer retires but remains involved
Wheelchair tennis player Esther Vergeer left the court as one of the greatest Paralympians of all-time and has committed to staying involved in the Movement.
No. 7: Popow and Reardon share 100m T42 gold
Heinrich Popow and Scott Reardon put on a photo finish for the ages at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.
China’s wheelchair fencers unstoppable
The IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Grand Prix in Hong Kong proved to be yet another event where the Chinese team dominated.
No. 8: Agitos Foundation strengthens Movement worldwide
Development arm of the International Paralympic Committee launches Grant Support Programme which gives 630,000 Euros to development projects across the world.
Leo Rupp: Music in sport
German shooter Leo Rupp on the songs that mean the most to him.
No. 9: Tokyo lands 2020 Paralympic Games
Paralympian Mami Sato won global praise for her role in securing the Japanese city the Games.
No. 10: Zahra Nemati becomes Iranian role model
In 2013, the Iranian archer won a world title and has made a huge impact on both the Muslim and female communities.