PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Time-out with Gustavo Martinez
Paralympic.org had some time with the Mexican swimmer, who heads to Montreal 2013 hoping to follow up on his amazing success in London.

Wimbledon wheelchair doubles underway
Dutch pair Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot are hoping to light up the Wimbledon courts in the wheelchair doubles competition.

Ukraine reel in IPC Shooting World Cup medals
A fired up Ukrainian squad dominated the third stage of the IPC Shooting World Cup in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain.

Bondarenko flies high in Lausanne - IAAF Diamond League
Ukrainian sets IAAF Diamond League record in Switzerland.

Women’s wheelchair basketball semi-finals set at Euros
Germany, Great Britain, France and the Netherlands will all fight for the women’s European crown.

IPC announce medal event and athlete quotas for Rio 2016 Paralympics
• Games to feature 526 medal events across 22 sports• Women and athletes with high support needs main beneficiaries of additional events
Landmark moment as Gambia signs UN Convention
African nation signs important convention to secure the future of para-sport, following extensive work by the Gambian National Paralympic Committee.
Lyon 2013: Five rivalries to watch
Take a look at five head-to-head races or events that could light up the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.

Italy stun Germany at Euros
The men’s and women’s quarter-final matchups are now set at the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships.
Throwing the distance at the World Champs
Two of the biggest rivals in athletics - Jeremy Campbell and Dan Greaves - face off in Lyon, with Campbell looking to take the discus F44 world title away from Greaves.