PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Six women’s wheelchair basketball teams vie for Worlds spots
Argentina, Brazil, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru will all play five days of competition in Guatemala City.

Kim Young Gun leads entries at Korea Para-Table Tennis Open
Competition across 11 classes will take place this week in Incheon, Korea.

Bermuda jump onto international boccia stage
Next weekend’s Americas Cup will be just the third international event for Bermuda’s boccia team.

IPC Marathon World Cup to continue in London until 2017
For the next four years, the British capital will continue to host the marathon across a range of impairment groups.

Oliveira, Browne smash records at Anniversary Games
Alan Fonteles Oliveira and Richard Browne set new world-best times in the 100m T43 and T44 classes, respectively.

Lavillenie flys high - IAAF Diamond League
Frenchman completes 6.02m leap at the Anniversary Games, an IAAF Diamond League meeting, in the Olympic Stadium, London.

Lyon 2013 - Day eight evening review
McFadden and Martin write their names into history by completing clean sweeps in T54 and T52 classes.
USA name 21 athletes to 2013-14 alpine skiing team
Paralympians Alana Nichols and Tyler Walker are among those representing Team USA this year on the slopes.

NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters moves to California
For the first time ever the USA will host the wheelchair tennis singles and doubles masters events in November.