PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Download your copy of new Paralympian magazine
The latest edition features the vicious cycle of athlete funding on the road to Rio 2016, as well as a preview of major summer sporting events.
Lyon 2013 to be biggest World Championships to date
1,100 athletes from 99 countries set to compete in 207 medal events and media and broadcasters from 25 countries will provide coverage.
Graham Cockroft: What has (or hasn't!) changed
Hannah Cockroft’s father on what it was like for him seeing his daughter win gold at London 2012, and what has changed going into Lyon 2013.

For Reynolds, it’s not too soon to swim toward Rio
Young newcomer to the New Zealand swimming team has his sights set high for Montreal, which will be his first major international competition.

Looking at Lyon: Men’s discus F44
The biggest battle on the field in Lyon is expected to be between Great Britain’s Dan Greaves and the USA’s Jeremy Campbell in the discus F44.

Wheelchair tennis stars head to British Open
Nine of the world’s top 10 men’s players will compete in the wheelchair tennis British Open from 16-21 July.
Lyon 2013 to be biggest World Championships to date
• 1,100 athletes from 99 countries set to compete in 207 medal events• Media and broadcasters from 25 countries will cover the event
Don't count out Tunisia in Lyon
Four Paralympic champions hope to bring more titles back to Tunisia from the IPC Athletics World Championships.

Looking at Lyon: Men’s 5,000m T54
In the first of nine event previews for the IPC Athletics World Championships, the men’s 5,000m T54 will offer a glimpse of wheelchair racing’s future.

World Champs unveiled to Canadians
Dignitaries and athletes gather in the host city of the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships, to reveal more detail about the biggest gathering of international swimmers since London 2012.