PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Ottobock Crew Sets Up in London
There will be a team of 80 prosthetists, orthotists and wheelchair technicians from the IPC's worldwide partner helping 4,200 athletes at the Paralympic Games.
Eva Loeffler Appointed Mayor of Paralympic Village
The daughter of Ludwig Guttmann, the founder of the Paralympic Games, has been named the Mayor of the London 2012 Paralympic Village.
Jon Snow to Host Inaugural Paralympic Ball
Journalist and TV presenter Jon Snow will host the Paralympic Ball on 5 September, which will help raise funds for the IPC's Agitos Foundation.
Ghanaian team hope to reap rewards of longer prep times
For the first time ever the Ghanaian team has qualified athletes to participate in the Paralympic Games and they have high hopes for a top performance.
Discipline to Give German Sitting Volleyballers Winning Edge
The German team hope their discipline and passion will get them to the podium at the London 2012 Sitting Volleyball competition.
USA Sitting Volleyball Aims to be World's Best
With Katie Holloway and Kendra Lancaster leading the team, the Americans hope to best China for gold at London 2012.
Athletes With Intellectual Impairment Return to Paralympics
At the London 2012 Paralympic Games, athletes with an intellectual impairment will take part for the first time in 12 years.
Giant Agitos Launched at Cardiff City Hall
With less than two weeks until the Paralympics, the first of five sets of giant Agitos launched in the UK.
Kurt Fearnley: Olympics Boost Paralympic Expectations
Australian wheelchair racer Kurt Fearnley is training in Switzerland and more excited than ever for London 2012.
Record Number of Females to Take Part in London 2012
The number of women competing at the Paralympic Games has doubled in the last 20 years.