PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Snowboard cross competition is fiercer than ever
Carl Murphy speaks about raised standards of riding ahead of Sochi 2014.

Dubai to host 2014 IPC Powerlifting Worlds
The 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships are expected to draw nearly 250 to 300 athletes from 50 countries.
Agitos Foundation Athletics Course begins in Kenya
The first IPC Athletics Technical Course in Kenya aims to train coaches, officials and classifiers to develop the sport to elite level across East Africa.

World records crumble in Berlin
Main players set the bar high ahead of Swimming World Championships in August.

Cockroft steals another world record in Switzerland
Hurricane Hannah knocks 0.06 seconds off own time.

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.

Montreal: a stepping stone for Sophie Pascoe
New Zealander talks of her preparation for Montreal 2013 and looking towards Rio.

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.

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.