PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Jon Snow to Host Inaugural Paralympic Ball
Journalist and TV presenter Jon Snow will host the Paralympic Ball on 5 September, which will help raise funds for the IPC's Agitos Foundation.

Eva Loeffler Appointed Mayor of Paralympic Village
The daughter of Ludwig Guttmann, the founder of the Paralympic Games, has been named the Mayor of the London 2012 Paralympic Village.

Discipline to Give German Sitting Volleyballers Winning Edge
The German team hope their discipline and passion will get them to the podium at the London 2012 Sitting Volleyball competition.

Ghanaian team hope to reap rewards of longer prep times
For the first time ever the Ghanaian team has qualified athletes to participate in the Paralympic Games and they have high hopes for a top performance.

Athletes With Intellectual Impairment Return to Paralympics
At the London 2012 Paralympic Games, athletes with an intellectual impairment will take part for the first time in 12 years.

USA Sitting Volleyball Aims to be World's Best
With Katie Holloway and Kendra Lancaster leading the team, the Americans hope to best China for gold at London 2012.

Giant Agitos Launched at Cardiff City Hall
With less than two weeks until the Paralympics, the first of five sets of giant Agitos launched in the UK.
Kurt Fearnley: Olympics Boost Paralympic Expectations
Australian wheelchair racer Kurt Fearnley is training in Switzerland and more excited than ever for London 2012.

BBC to Air Drama About Founder of Paralympic Movement
The Best Of Men is the remarkable and uplifting true story of the birth of the Paralympic Games and its visionary creator Dr. Ludwig Guttmann.

Stuart Lieberman: Men’s Wheelchair Tennis Competition Wide Open
At the London 2012 Paralympic Games, the men’s Wheelchair Tennis singles event could be one of the best hidden charms says the IPC's Stuart Lieberman.