PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Pat Anderson back for Kitakyushu Champions Cup
Find how to watch live action from the tournament of men’s wheelchair basketball teams from Australia, Canada, Japan and South Korea.
No. 49: ‘Amphibian Namibian’ makes history in pool
Gideon Nasilowski – dubbed the Amphibian Namibian – has entered into the International Paralympic Committee’s Top 50 Moments of 2013 after becoming the first Namibian swimmer to enter a World Championships.
Nominations for Paralympic Hall of Fame now open
IPC members and the public can now nominate male and female winter athletes and coaches for the Paralympic Hall of Fame.
SIUS becomes Official Partner of IPC Shooting
Swiss company will provide official targets and results for next three years.
No. 48: Alex Zanardi-Ernst Van Dyk rivalry brews up
Italy’s Alex Zanardi and South Africa’s Ernst Van Dyk got a kick-start this year at the UCI’s World Cup and World Championship events.
No. 50: Timur Tuchinov wins coveted archery world title
Russian archer Timur Tuchinov had won individual European and Paralympic gold, but in 2013 he finally took the top podium spot at the World Championships.
Lucas Sithole up for South Africa’s Sports Star of the Year
The world’s No. 2 wheelchair tennis quads player is competing against able-bodied athletes for the top sports award in South Africa.
Australia’s Joann Formosa honoured at FEI Awards Gala
Joann Formosa has been competing for Australia’s national para-dressage team since 2006.
Mexico's Nely Miranda wins national award
World Champion swimmer wins 2013 National Sport Award in Paralympic category.
Australian trio qualifies for Table Tennis Worlds
Melissa Tapper, James Kwon and Nathan Pellissier all won their singles events at the 2013 ITTF Oceania Regional Para-Table Tennis Championships.