PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Duric targeting return to form in 2015
Slovenian double world champion is aiming to put a poor 2014 behind him to successfully defend his world titles at the swimming Worlds this summer.

Prendergast set for IPC Athletics World Championships Marathon
New Zealand has named a three-strong team for the event which will take place in London, Great Britain.

Dutch confident of retaining wheelchair basketball European gold
Two-time Paralympian Inge Huitzing believes the Netherlands have what it takes to retain their European wheelchair basketball title this summer.

Canada names first swimmers heading to Toronto 2015
Forty swimmers, including Paralympic medallists Benoit Huot, Aurelie Rivard and Adam Purdy, have been nominated to compete for the hosts of the 2015 Parapan American Games.

Can Ams conclude with series of Americas records
US swimmers take their total regional record haul to 10 at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre.

Brazil's 7-a-side footballers tell rivals: "We're ready to win gold at Rio 2016"
Seven-a-side team say they have the skill and flair to overcome Russia and Ukraine, who have dominated the sport in recent years

Irish team announced for para-cycling track World Championships
Six strong team features current and former world champions for the event in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.

Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games tickets on-sale Monday
The event will feature 1,600 athletes from 28 sports competing in 15 sports between 7-15 August.

South Korea win gold, Slovakia clinch bronze in Ostersund
Players from South Korea, Sweden and Austria received tournament honours at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool.

#SuperheroSunday: Sophie Hahn
British teenage sprint sensation tells us which three people she looks up to.

Overall biathlon and cross-country skiing World Cup titles decided
Final races of the season in Surnadal, Norway, brought the curtain down on the 2014/2015 IPC Nordic Skiing season.

Long sets world record on first day of Can Am Swimming Championships
The US champion is the first para-swimmer to set a world record in the pool that will stage August’s Parapan American Games.

Preparations for Rio continue at UK Paralympic Sport Science and Sport Medicine Conference
Conference was attended by 200 specialists and practitioners including IPC President Sir Philip Craven

IPC Athletics Grand Prix heads to Africa
The 9th Tunis International Meeting between 23-25 March will attract 220 athletes from 20 countries.

Paralympic stars and experts headline first FEI Para-Equestrian Forum
Event to take place in Essen, Germany, between 21-22 March

Brazilian football 7-a-side internationals to show off their skills on Copacabana Beach
Members of the national team will show off their skills and invite the public to join in on Saturday (21 March)

Ukraine’s Kononova upstaged by teammate Liashenko
Russian athletes win four out of six events in biathlon pursuit on Friday in Norway.

Ugandan para-rowers aim for Rio
In a land of breathtaking beauty at the heart of the African continent, para-rowing is bringing new opportunities and a Paralympic challenge to Ugandans living with a disability.

South Korea, Sweden set for gold-medal showdown
Slovakia have put themselves in bronze-medal position heading into the final day of the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool.

Kazimirowski appointed Belgium’s Chef de Mission for Rio 2016
The Belgium Paralympic Committee’s new Sport and NPC Manager previously worked in climbing and mountaineering.