PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Australia bundled out in dramatic fashion
Gold medals on Thursday for Thai, Korean and Chinese athletes at Asia Oceania Boccia Championships.

Italy, South Korea on verge of advancing to Sochi
Germany and Great Britain both lost their first three games at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament, putting a damper on their Sochi 2014 hopes.

Top wheelchair tennis names head to Nottingham
Gordon Reid and Andy Lapthorne hope to win in front of their home crowds at the Nottingham Indoor Wheelchair Tennis Tournament.

Vadovicova collects second gold at Alicante 2013
Up and coming shooter adds to her collection as Russia edge to the top of the medals table going into the last day of the 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships.

Rifle world records tumble on day three of Alicante 2013
Great Britain win their first gold and Swede Jonas Jacobsson sets the world record he has waited 13 years for at the 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships.
Seung-Hwan Jung sparks South Korea to second win
South Korea, Italy and Sweden all remain undefeated at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament in Torino, Italy.

Australians knocked out in Sydney
China's Yuansen Zheng amongst those to break Australian hearts at Asia and Oceania Boccia Championships.
Para-sport in the Americas to receive major boost
Toronto 2015 Games and Agitos Foundation team-up to strengthen NPCs in the region.

Chuck Aoki: Why NBC can change the Paralympics forever
Now that the NBC Paralympic Games deal has been announced, USA wheelchair rugby player Chuck Aoki urges fans to spread the word and host viewing parties.

Shooting legend Jonas Jacobsson looking to live on
Paralympic champion Jonas Jacobsson heads out for the R7 (men’s 50m rifle three positions SH1) today (Wednesday) at the 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships.

Five minutes with Israeli equestrian rider Yonatan Dresler
During the offseason Yonatan Dresler talks about his sport as the momentum quickly begins to build for Rio 2016.

Alicante 2013: What to follow on day one
Featuring more athletes than London 2012, the 2013 shooting Euros in Alicante will be packed with great rivalries and emerging stars of the future.

Swimming medal events for 2015 World Champs and Rio 2016 unveiled
• Rio 2016 to feature 152 swimming events, four more than London 2012• 80 men’s, 71 women’s and new mixed relay make up the competition schedule

Can Germany pull it together to make Sochi 2014?
Germany look to get back on track after surprisingly losing their first two games at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament.

WADA publishes Draft 2015 World Anti-Doping Code, Version 4.0
World anti-doping body has spent two years consultating with stakeholders to develop the Code.

Italy shut out Great Britain on home ice in Torino
Italy, South Korea and Sweden picked up big wins to open the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament.

Australian newcomers take on Asian boccia greats
The final pool matches will be live streamed as players compete to enter the quarter finals of the 2013 Asia Oceania Boccia Championships
Liukuey and Thorneycroft lead the way for Australia
Full review of first day of 2013 Asia Oceania Boccia Championships in Sydney, Australia.

Hiltrop ushers in next generation of shooters
23 year-old German skillfully takes the R3 (mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1) title, ahead of Paralympic champion and other highly decorated shooters.

Alicante 2013 : day one review
Germany and Serbia make their intentions clear early on at the 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships.