PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Vergeer and Scheffers to play at Roland Garros
Esther Vergeer and Maikel Scheffers are the defending champions in the event.

Lyon aims to Create Best Sporting Conditions for IPC Athletics World Championships
Lyon (France) promises optimal sporting conditions for the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships in 2013.

Paralympic Movement About More Than Games
The IPC’s Stuart Lieberman explains how the everyday moments in athletes’ lives are what make the Paralympic Movement so unique.

Spain Looks to Serve Up Show in London
Spanish Para-Table Tennis players Jose Manuel Ruiz and Jordi Morales, who are often overlooked by their competitors, would love to surprise crowds in London.
Australia Win Gold at Wheelchair Rugby Test Event
Australia took gold, Great Britain silver and Canada bronze in a fast-paced tournament that gave players a taste of what is to come at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

USA’s Shirley Ponders 100m Paralympic Comeback
Sydney and Athens 100m T44 gold medallist Marlon Shirley could return to challenge Oscar Pistorius and Jerome Singleton in London.

Sarah Storey: Support Network
Sarah Storey writes about the people she cannot live without.