PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Find new Paralympians? There’s an app for that!
Australia’s new Rate Yourself app can help budding athletes compare themselves to top Paralympians in their country.

China headline entries for ITTF’s Asian Championships
Seventeen London 2012 Paralympic gold medallists are set to take part in the ITTF Para-Table Tennis Asian Championships in Beijing, China.

Powerlifting records fall at 2013 Parapan American Youth Games
Last day of powerlifting sees two junior world records broken in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

IPC Statement regarding deaf sports and the Paralympic Games
IPC President Sir Philip Craven was misquoted in report regarding an LSE event.

Alicante 2013: What to follow on day five
The last day of competition could see a Spanish or British rifle gold and a title battle for Olivera Nakovska-Bikova to follow her Paralympic triumph.

Alicante 2013: Nakovska-Bikova, the shooter's apprentice
Heading into the 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships, Paralympic Champion Nakovska-Bikova will be looking to add to her historic gold medal from London 2012 under the guidance of her coach and fellow shooter.

One week to go until 2013 Asian Youth Para-Games
More than 1,200 athletes from 30 countries will converge on Kuala Lumpur to compete in 14 sports.

Brazilian sprinters, judokas grab Youth Parapan golds
Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela and Mexico are the top four in the medals table thus far at the 2013 Youth Parapan American Games.
Torino 2013: South Korea preview
What you need to know about South Korea before the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament, which takes place from 20-26 October in Torino, Italy.

Top 17 tips for athletes to get to grips with Twitter
Hundreds of para-athletes are already on Twitter. With a potential audience of 200 million, it is the perfect tool to publish information, engage with fans and market yourself.