PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Record Number of Female Athletics Events Proposed for Rio 2016
IPC Athletics, the international governing body of para-athletics, has published its first draft of the medal event programme for the Rio 2016 Paralympics more than 1,550 days before the start of the Games.

African Paralympic Committee Holds General Assembly and Conference
As well as holding elections, the African Paralympic Committee highlighted plans to strengthen the Paralympic Movement on the continent

IPC Plans Anti-Doping Crackdown in Powerlifting Ahead of London 2012
Annual statistics for 2011 anti-doping programme reveal seven anti-doping violations, four in Powerlifting

Judo: 12 Facts for London 2012
The only martial art on the Paralympic programme, Judo’s one-on-one battles can be tough, tense and explosive, as competitors grapple against determined opponents.

Sam Ingram: My journey to London 2012
Great Britain’s judoka Samuel Ingram surprised everyone in Beijing 2008 by taking bronze. In London he’ll compete in the -90kg category in front of home crowds.

London 2012 ticket design revealed
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has officially unveiled the design of the Olympic and Paralympic Games tickets.