PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Montréal 2013 – Bilan jour 1
Courtney Jordan passe de porteuse de drapeau pour les États-Unis à championne du monde en l’espace de deux heures.

Will summer star Tatyana McFadden be in Sochi?
The wheelchair racing champion is vying for one of the spots on USA’s limited nordic skiing roster for Sochi 2014.
Chuck Aoki: My wheelchair rugby Euros predictions
The top four finishers from the IWRF Wheelchair Rugby European Championships will automatically qualify for next year’s Worlds.

Ukraine win Intercontinental Cup
The top eight finishers in Barcelona qualified for the 2015 football 7-a-side World Championships.

Montréal, 2013 - Aperçu du jour 2
Matt Cowdrey, Sarah Louise Rung et Juan Reyes espèrent tous être l'étoile de la deuxième journée des Championnats du monde de natation IPC 2013.

IPC Statement on USA swimmer Victoria Arlen
The American swimmer was found non-eligible to compete.
83 per cent of Russians hold positive view of Sochi Games
The majority of the Russian population say they will follow the progress of the Olympics and Paralympics on TV or online.

Giles Long on Montreal 2013
Multi-Paralympic medallist and inventor of LEXI Giles Long gives his tips for what to watch at Montreal 2013.

Cortney Jordan selected as US flag bearer for Montreal
Jordan selected for honour at IPC Swimming World Championships