PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Tracey Ferguson aims for hometown success both on and off the court
Canadian is looking to benefit from playing on home soil in the upcoming 2014 Women’s World Wheelchair Basketball Championships on 20-28 June

Italy’s Morlacchi relishes clash with Hungarian Sors at Eindhoven 2014
Federico Morlacchi will head to the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships with one thing on his mind - beating double Paralympic champion Tamas Sors.

Favourites shine at European Wheelchair Fencing Championships
When they took to the piste in Strasbourg, France, the top-ranked wheelchair fencers did not disappoint.

Four men’s teams progress to quarter-finals undefeated
Paralympic champions Bosnia & Herzegovina, China, Iran and Russia remain unbeaten in the men's Sitting Volleyball World Championships in Poland.

Anna Schaffelhuber attends diversity day at Allianz SE
To mark Germany’s National Diversity Day (3 June), Allianz invited students with an impairment from various universities to job shadow executive managers at Allianz SE in Munich.

Preview: IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Berlin, Germany
Around 570 athletes from 34 countries will be compete in Berlin over three days of thrilling competition.

UNIQLO sign three-year wheelchair tennis tour agreement
UNIQLO and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) jointly announced that they have signed a three-year sponsorship agreement for the ITF’s major wheelchair tennis properties.

First African IPC Athletics Grand Prix closes in Tunisia
Mixed fortunues for Tunisian athletes on home soil at seventh IPC Athletics Grand Prix of the season.

Thumbs up for Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games preparations
Asian Paralympic Committee express satisfcation ahead of October's Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games.

Iris Pruysen wants return to form in Berlin
The long jump world champion is hoping to recapture the form that won her a world title last year when she lines up against Britain’s Stef Reid.