PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

USA

Para Athletes Shortlisted for the 2011 ESPYs

Votes open until 9 July

Athletics

U.S. Paralympics Track and Field Team Named for Parapans

Swimming

Europeans to be Important Starting Point to Paralympics for Sweden

Wheelchair Tennis

Wheelchair Players Prepare for Wimbledon

Sochi 2014

Sochi 2014 Supports Russia's National Ice Sledge Hockey Team

Sochi Paralympics first time Russia will compete with Ice Sledge Hockey team

Swimming

Schnittger Dreams of London in Berlin

The 17-year-old German swimmer won silver in the 400m Freestyle S12 at the last European Championships in 2006.

WADA and WCO Sign Ground-breaking Partnership

MoU with World Customs Organization will give significant boost to the fight against doping in sport

Canada

CPC Agrees New Partnership

Four-year partnership with Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) Canada

Brazil

Brazilian NGO Announces Partnership with Tottenham Hotspur

Agreement provides for exchange of experiences in developing VI football on the two continents.

Swimming

Iwanow Predicts Three-Horse Race in Berlin