PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Seven wheelchair rugby stars named Ones to Watch
Find out why these players are stars: Ryley Batt, Mandip Sehmi, Tomas Hjert, Peter Genyn, Zak Madell, Chuck Aoki, and Daisuke Ikezaki.

Montreal 2013: Day 5 sneak preview
At her third World Championships, World Record holder Jiangbo Xia will be looking to cement her incredible Paralympic Games performance at London 2012.

Brazil upset Paralympic champions Russia
Brazil will now face Ukraine for the football 7-a-side Intercontinental Cup title.

Argentina, USA lead standings at Americas Cup
The shocker of the wheelchair basketball Americas Cup thus far has been Argentina’s upset of Paralympic champions Canada.

Ukraine thump Ireland 9-0, move on to final
The Ukrainians will face the winner of Russia-Brazil in football 7-a-side’s Intercontinental Cup final.

Montreal 2013: Day 4 sneak preview
Local boy Benoit Huot goes head-to-head again with his rivals and Belarusian Ihar Boki is also in action.

CIP et le L’AMA unissent leurs forces pour promouvoir le sport propre
En préparation des Championnats du monde de natation 2013 du Comité international paralympique (CIP), l’AMA, le CIP et quelques-uns des meilleurs nageurs au monde ont annoncé qu’ils organiseront une journée dédiée à la promotion du sport propre.

Montreal 2013: Day 3 sneak preview
Day 3 of the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships will feature Chinese world-record holder Yazhu Fengin the women’s 50m backstroke S2.