PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Why I did not attempt 300kg in Dubai
The reigning World Champion reveals it was intervention by his coaches which prevented him from going further at the 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships, but that he will go for 300kg at the Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games.
Austria, Hungary, Russia rack up para-canoe World Cup titles
Find out which athletes are on top form heading into the summer’s World Championships.
Shooting World Cup in Thailand not sanctioned
IPC Shooting will not endorse the World Cup in Bangkok.
Schulz slips past Bourseaux for para-triathlon title
More than 60 athletes from 17 countries raced across five classes in Besancon, France.
Agitos Foundation grant helps Inas build athlete pool in Africa
A workshop in Cameroon was held to explore how to increase the number of athletes from Africa in Paralympic sport with an intellectual impairment.
Great Britain take two of three regatta titles
The Brits powered to titles in the 2.4mR and SKUD 18 events at the Delta Loyd Regatta for sailing.
Young Chinese swimmers on the winning pace
Three of China’s best swimmers Qing Xu, Tao Zheng and Yang Yang speak about why the country is such a force in swimming ahead of the 2014 Incheon Asian Para Games.
France to welcome 60 para-triathletes
The next ITU World Para-Triathlon event will take place on Sunday (26 May) ahead of this summer’s European and World Championships.
Schedule released for Sitting Volleyball Worlds
Sixteen men’s and 12 women’s teams will vie for world titles in Poland in June.
WADA approves plans for Code implementation and compliance reporting
Find how a revised World Anti-Doping Code for athletes will be implemented starting in 2015.