PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
No. 22: First Classification Code published
It was not until 2007 that the first universal code regarding classification was published for the benefit of the Paralympic Movement.
Classification Committee meet to discuss 2017 Code
Meetings took place across six days to review version one of the IPC Classification Code.
SHIF /SPK elect Margareta Israelsson as new chairman
Israelsson elected chair of the Swedish Organisation for the Disabled and Swedish Paralympic Committee at an extraordinary meeting
USA and Great Britain’s women dominate UCI Worlds
Of the six women’s world titles up for grabs on Sunday US and British women won five of them.
No. 21: Zorn's 55th and final medal
When US swimmer Trischa Zorn won her 55th and final Paralympic medal at the Athens 2004 Games, she cemented her place in the record books as the most decorated Paralympian in history.
Houdet expects open tournament at Flushing Meadow
The French defending champion believe any of the top wheelchair tennis players can win the US Open title which starts on Thursday.
Iranian Ministry observe Incheon 2014 preparations
The Asian Para Games will take place in Incheon, Korea, between 18-24 October.
South Africa and Germany claim three para-cycling world titles
Hosts USA finish the UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships atop of the medals table after five days of thrilling competition
August: The month in sport reviewed
August 2014 was another amazing month of para-sport, with nine major Championships taking place
Esther Vergeer launches biography at US Open
Dutch wheelchair tennis ace launches biography ‘Fierce and Vulnerable’