PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Italy lead Para-Cycling Road World Cup after first stop
Nine athletes won both the time trial and road race in Castiglione Della Pescaia, including Italian handcyclist Alex Zanardi.
Scheffers, Whiley, Lapthorne win Atlanta titles
Great Britain picked up two victories and the Netherlands took one title at the wheelchair tennis Atlanta Open.
Dariusz Pender regains world No. 1 status
Top-ranked athletes shone at the Wheelchair Fencing Grand Prix in Montreal, with Poland's Dariusz Pender as the standout performer.
Iranians impress at IPC Shooting World Cup
Iran, Great Britain, Russia and Serbia all had success in Poland at the second stop on the 2014 IPC Shooting World Cup.
Two world records fall at USA athletics Grand Prix
America's Raymond Martin and German Vanessa Low set provisional new marks at the fourth IPC Athletics Grand Prix of 2014.
Media accreditation for athletics Euros opens
Application process is now open for Europe's biggest para-athletics event of the year.
Shirley Reilly returns ahead of clash with Manuela Schaer
Paralympic champion Shirley Reilly has a new racing wheelchair for her 2014 Grand Prix debut in Arizona, aiming to prepare for the rematch between Switzerland’s Manuela Schaer in Europe later in the month.
Asian Para-Games spots on line at West Asia Championships
Eight teams will compete in Dubai: Iraq, Oman, Jordan, UAE, Kuwait, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and Syria.
Leeper, Singleton to headline Arizona Grand Prix
Fourth IPC Athletics Grand Prix of 2014 will also feature Americans Raymond Martin and Shirley Reilly ahead of her clash with Manuela Schaer in Switzerland, and Canada’s multiple world champion Brent Lakatos.
IPC/APC Co-ordination Commission delighted with Toronto 2015 progress
After three days of meetings, the IPC/APC delegation is confident that Toronto 2015 will be the best Parapan Games to date.