PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Oliveira excited by Leeper rivalry at Lyon 2013
Brazilian Paralympic champion Alan Fonteles Oliveira is targeting world records in France at the IPC Athletics World Championships.
Guilhermina targets sub 12 seconds 100m at Lyon 2013
Brazilian world and Paralympic champion wants to go faster than ever before.
Cuba’s Hierrezuelo Marcillis picks up two judoka golds
Jorge Hierrezuelo Marcillis won the men’s -90kg category at both the IBSA Parapan American Championships and USA Judo International Championships.
Polish shooter suspended after Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Slawomir Okoniewski suspended for three months for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation.
Popow sends Reardon warning shot with 100m world record
German smashes Australian's world record ahead of world title showdown on 26 July
IPC appoints pmplegacy to lead Paralympic Games review
Sporting events consultancy appointed to carry out a strategic, independant review of London 2012.
Teams start arriving for Lyon 2013
Eighty-six of the 98 countires competing at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships will arrive in the city on Monday (15 July).
Age no barrier for Dutch champion Huitzing
Inge Huitzing’s 24-point performance helped the Netherlands’ women’s wheelchair basketball team take the European title this year.
Australian riders self-fund European training trip
A small group of Australian dressage riders are spending the summer in Europe to prepare for major international equestrian events.
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