PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Algeria certain to continue London success
Eight Paralympic medallists part of team sent to Lyon 2013.

Looking at Lyon: Women’s 100m T52
Two veterans on the track – Belgium’s Marieke Vervoort and Canada’s Michelle Stilwell – will sprint to the finish at the IPC Athletics World Championships.

World’s best swimmers show support for clean sport
Paralympic and World Champions from Canada, Brazil, Great Britain and the USA put their names to anti-doping day at IPC Swimming World Champs.

'Little Cannon' throws down Lyon gauntlet
Italian Assunta Legnante sets season's best in shot put ahead of World Champs and aims for a podium in the discus.
UN advisor Lemke visits NPC Iran
UN Special Advsior Wilfried Lemke met with NPC Iran to discuss the organisation’s successes and development initiatives.

Argentina’s football 7-a-side coach wants Worlds bid
This month’s Intercontinental Cup will serve as a qualification tournament for the CPISRA Football 7-a-Side World Championships.

NPC Brazil nominates Andrew Parsons for IPC Vice President
Andrew Parsons currently serves as a Member at Large of the IPC Governing Board.

Oliveira excited by Leeper rivalry at Lyon 2013
Brazilian Paralympic champion Alan Fonteles Oliveira is targeting world records in France at the IPC Athletics World Championships.
Polish shooter suspended after Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Slawomir Okoniewski suspended for three months for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation.