PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Montreal: a stepping stone for Sophie Pascoe
New Zealander talks of her preparation for Montreal 2013 and looking towards Rio.
Al-Ajeeli, Huseynov lift equivalent of adult zebra
Iraq’s Faris Al-Ajeeli and Azerbaijan’s Elshan Huseynov recorded the heaviest lifts in Aleksin to close out the IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships.
Great Britain to face Paralympic champions in Euros warm up
British men's wheelchair basketball team to face Canada, Spain and Germany in mid-June
Chile make 18-hour trip to Aleksin
Juan Carlos Garrido wants to get Chile’s powerlifting squad on the right track this year in order to eventually qualify for Rio 2016.
Ghazouani betters London 2012 performance
French Paralympic champion Souhad Ghazouani lifted four kilograms more at the IPC Powerlifting Euros than at the Paralympics.
USA wins eighth quad title
USA win title at BNP Paribas World Team Cup in Turkey
Table tennis champions head to Bayreuth Open
Top names such as Jochen Wollmert, David Wetherill and Kelly van Zon will be among the 300 competing in Germany this week.
New coach opens up about Brazil-Argentina rivalry
Brazil’s football 5-a-side goalkeeper from London 2012 Fabio Luiz Ribeiro de Vasconcelos is the team’s new coach for 2013.
Brazilians to develop winter sports ahead of Sochi 2014
Brazil are working to form further opportunities for athletes with an impairment in their country, including opportunities for them to participate in winter sports.
Russians break three more world records in Aleksin
Host nation Russia set three new world records on the third day of the IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships.