PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
What to watch: July 2014
With world championships in goalball, wheelchair basketball and shooting, June offers much more than just football fever to fans around the world.
Future faces of skiing revealed in snow circuit video
The conclusion of the first IPC European Para Snow Sport Youth Circuit, which included over 50 young skiing hopefuls from across Europe, is being celebrated with a video.
Van der Kulk’s date with destiny at Eindhoven
At August’s swimming Euros, The Netherlands world champion Marlou van der Kulk will be competing in the same pool where she collected her first world titles four years ago.
Over 130 athletes compete at world ranking tournament
Italy’s Alberto Simonelli impressed against Paralympic silver medallist Matt Stutzman in the men’s compound open 50m event.
They’re back: Argentina return to World Championships
The South Americans are featuring in their first World Championships for 20 years.
Call for candidates to IPC Standing Committees
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is seeking applications from candidates for four Standing Committees for the term of office 2014-2017.
Athletics Ones to Watch revealed
With just 50 days to go until the European Championships in Swansea, a list of 33 athletes from Europe and around the world has been announced.
Draw made for 2014 Wheelchair Rugby Worlds
Australia will be looking to add the World Championship title to their Paralympic Crown.
McKillop targets world record at Swansea 2014
Ireland’s middle distance star Michael McKillop has set his sights on a new world record at the IPC Athletics European Championships this summer – despite racing to be fit in time, after an injury put him out of action for six months.
Canada defeat Paralympic champions to win world title
In front of a packed crowd in Toronto, Canada defeated Germany to win the women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championships.