PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Paralympic champion Holger Nikelis is aiming for third World Championships gold
German and Swiss delegations arrive in Beijing for World Champs.
Rio 2016 ready to mark two years to go
On Sunday 7 September it will mark exactly two years to go until the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
National Paralympic Day hailed as great success in Britain
The event took place in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, on 30 August
Greg Polychronidis: Protest, love and boccia
On the anniversary of his Paralympic gold, the Greek boccia player talks about how being a Paralympian allowed him to stand up for people with disabilities in Greece.
Houdet survives scare in his US Open title defence
French defending champion pushed all the way by Belgium’s Joachim Gerard at Flushing Meadows.
Wheelchair tennis players prepare for US Open Grand Slam
Japanese world number ones will be aiming for title success at Flushing Meadows
Weikert becomes new ITTF President
German Thomas Weirkert succeeds Canadian Adham Sharara who has taken up his new role as ITTF President
Browne aiming for world record at Memorial Van Damme
Two races – the men’s 200m T44 and women’s 400m T34-54 – will take place at the final Diamond League meeting of the year.
Lin Ma battles injury to fight for third world title
The Chinese class 9 player has had a tough season, but hopes to make a comeback at the 2014 ITTF Para-Table Tennis World Championships in Beijing.
Brazil wins wheelchair rugby qualification tournament for Toronto 2015
Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Chile all qualify for next year’s Parapan American Games