PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

David Weir: 'I've got that hunger back'
Great Britain’s David Weir, recently named Best Male athlete, is getting back into his normal training regime after taking a year off from several top competitions.

No. 36: Bill Chaffey makes it four in a row
The Australian para-triathlete won his fourth straight world title in 2013 in a field that’s getting stronger and deeper by the year.

Join the Sochi 2014 '100 days to go' Google hangout
Find out how you can interact with Dutch snowboarder Bibian Mentel, Italian ice sledge hockey player Florian Planker and American cross-country skier Tatyana McFadden.
600 days until swimming Worlds marked with new website
The 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships will take place in Glasgow, Scotland from 18-25 July.

School Games unite 1,300 Brazilian hopefuls
Approximately 1,300 students, ages 12 to 20, will be in the largest city in Brazil to compete in 10 sports.

No. 37: Ryan Chalmers, Richard Whitehead push boundaries
The American Paralympian pushed 3,500 miles across his country, while the British Paralympian ran 40 marathons in 40 days.
We call ourselves ‘The Three Amigos’
Team USA snowboarders Mike Shea and Keith Gabel reveal their recipe for success – turkey impressions, camaraderie and paper-airplanes.

Sir Philip Craven re-elected as IPC President
New Vice President Andrew Parsons was also elected together with 10 Members at Large for the IPC Governing Board.

Simmonds, Fox, Craig break short course records
290 swimmers compete in Great Britain’s National Open Short Course Championships, breaking seven world and 15 European records.
Australia claim Asia-Oceania wheelchair rugby crown
Australia, Japan and New Zealand finished atop the podium at the 2013 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby Asia-Oceania Championships.