PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Nominations announced for 2013 Paralympic Sport Awards
The 2013 Paralympic Sport Awards will be presented on 23 November in Athens, Greece.
More racing wheelchairs available thanks to fundraising efforts
Over 100 low-cost wheelchairs to be made available to Nataional Paralympic Committees thanks to Charity & Sport.

2020 Paralympic host city to be decided this Saturday
Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo all in the running for 2020 Paralympic Games.

Burkina Faso to hold national para-sport event
Burkina Faso are working with an NGO international service organisation from Great Britain to increase their number of para-sport events.

Anne Hart: Classification Code - why is it important?
The chairperson of the IPC Classification Committee talks about the IPC Classification Code and why it is important for people to have their say during the Code Review which ends on 30 September.

One year on: Sarah Storey becomes a mother
After winning four London 2012 golds, Sarah Storey gave birth to her first child and had to drop out of the World Championships.

Contract signed for Brazilian Paralympic Training Centre
Construction to begin on the countries' first ever dedicated training centre next week.

One year on: Laurentia Tan takes celebrity status
Since the Paralympics, Singapore’s most-decorated Paralympian has become an ambassador both nationally, internationally and for the FEI.

One year on: Pat Anderson won’t rule out Rio 2016
The world’s top wheelchair basketball player reflects on London 2012, saying he could come back for a final hurrah.

IBSA General Assembly elects new Executive Board
IBSA serves as the international federation for football 5-a-side, goalball and judo.