PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

New powerlifting referees trained in Americas
30 new referees in total allows for greater development in the region.

Torino 2013: Great Britain preview
What you need to know about Great Britain before the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament, which takes place from 20-26 October in Torino, Italy.

UK Athletics reveals performance programme athletes
48 athletes and relay team with potential to medal at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games to receive support from governing body in 2013-14.

Injury "will not rule" Jon Santacana out of Sochi
Reigning world champion aims to be back on the slopes just one month before Sochi, after injury strikes again in first part of the season.
World Sledge Hockey Challenge heading to Toronto
Canada will host Japan, Russia and the USA from 1-7 December at the MasterCard Centre.
Alicante 2013: Top 10 shooting athletes to watch
Find out the top storylines to follow at the upcoming IPC Shooting European Championships this month.
Spain’s premier marksman ready to take on Europe for gold
Spanish shooter Juan Saavedra is confident he can convert his London 2012 silver-medal performance into gold at the 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships in Alicante, Spain, starting 20 October.

Angola to host African Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Championships
The competition has been moved from Egypt to Angola due to political instability in the region.

Markus Salcher: From a child to a Paralympic star
My journey to Sochi 2014 started when I picked up my skis as a little two and a half year old kid on the slopes.

Denmark to host 2015 Para-Table Tennis Euros
Newly crowned European champion Peter Rosenmeier will have the chance to return to his home soil to defend his title.