PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
IBSA Goalball introduces world rankings system
A detailed world ranking system has been implemented to decide who the best goalball teams are on a month-to-month basis.
Algeria beat South Africa for men’s wheelchair basketball title
With a first-place finish at the IWBF African Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Championships, Algeria qualified for next year’s World Championships.
World’s best in California for Wheelchair Tennis Masters
Shingo Kunieda, Jiske Griffioen and David Wagner will try to defend their titles at the final major wheelchair tennis event of the year.
Competition heats up at powerlifting Asian Open
Nigeria and Great Britain set new world records on day two of the 2013 IPC Powerlifting Asian Open Championships.
World record falls at IPC Powerlifting Asian Championships
Nigeria's Paralympic champion Yakubu Adesokan obliterates world record lifting more than three times his bodyweight.
Sochi 2014 to compensate carbon footprint
Organising Committee to minimise the Games' impact on the climate.
FIVB and World ParaVolley meet to discuss collaboration
Presidents of FIVB and World ParaVolley explore possibility of working together.
Tatyana McFadden makes history with Grand Slam
The USA’s Tatyana McFadden and Switzerland’s Marcel Hug won the wheelchair events at the New York City Marathon.
Can Tatyana McFadden complete marathon Grand Slam?
There will be 27 Paralympians lining up at this weekend’s New York City Marathon.
Royal visitor for Dutch Paralympians
IPC Honorary Board member Princess Margriet visits Dutch Paralympic athletes at Papendal.