PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Para-sport in the Americas to receive major boost
Toronto 2015 Games and Agitos Foundation team-up to strengthen NPCs in the region.
Chuck Aoki: Why NBC can change the Paralympics forever
Now that the NBC Paralympic Games deal has been announced, USA wheelchair rugby player Chuck Aoki urges fans to spread the word and host viewing parties.
Shooting legend Jonas Jacobsson looking to live on
Paralympic champion Jonas Jacobsson heads out for the R7 (men’s 50m rifle three positions SH1) today (Wednesday) at the 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships.
Five minutes with Israeli equestrian rider Yonatan Dresler
During the offseason Yonatan Dresler talks about his sport as the momentum quickly begins to build for Rio 2016.
Alicante 2013: What to follow on day one
Featuring more athletes than London 2012, the 2013 shooting Euros in Alicante will be packed with great rivalries and emerging stars of the future.
Swimming medal events for 2015 World Champs and Rio 2016 unveiled
• Rio 2016 to feature 152 swimming events, four more than London 2012• 80 men’s, 71 women’s and new mixed relay make up the competition schedule
Can Germany pull it together to make Sochi 2014?
Germany look to get back on track after surprisingly losing their first two games at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament.
WADA publishes Draft 2015 World Anti-Doping Code, Version 4.0
World anti-doping body has spent two years consultating with stakeholders to develop the Code.
Italy shut out Great Britain on home ice in Torino
Italy, South Korea and Sweden picked up big wins to open the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament.
Australian newcomers take on Asian boccia greats
The final pool matches will be live streamed as players compete to enter the quarter finals of the 2013 Asia Oceania Boccia Championships