PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

New powerlifting referees trained in Americas
30 new referees in total allows for greater development in the region.

Torino 2013: Great Britain preview
What you need to know about Great Britain before the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament, which takes place from 20-26 October in Torino, Italy.

UK Athletics reveals performance programme athletes
48 athletes and relay team with potential to medal at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games to receive support from governing body in 2013-14.

Injury "will not rule" Jon Santacana out of Sochi
Reigning world champion aims to be back on the slopes just one month before Sochi, after injury strikes again in first part of the season.
World Sledge Hockey Challenge heading to Toronto
Canada will host Japan, Russia and the USA from 1-7 December at the MasterCard Centre.
Alicante 2013: Top 10 shooting athletes to watch
Find out the top storylines to follow at the upcoming IPC Shooting European Championships this month.
Spain’s premier marksman ready to take on Europe for gold
Spanish shooter Juan Saavedra is confident he can convert his London 2012 silver-medal performance into gold at the 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships in Alicante, Spain, starting 20 October.

Angola to host African Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Championships
The competition has been moved from Egypt to Angola due to political instability in the region.

Markus Salcher: From a child to a Paralympic star
My journey to Sochi 2014 started when I picked up my skis as a little two and a half year old kid on the slopes.

Denmark to host 2015 Para-Table Tennis Euros
Newly crowned European champion Peter Rosenmeier will have the chance to return to his home soil to defend his title.

Markus Salcher: Ich bin ein 22-Jähriger Veteran auf dem Weg nach Sochi
Mein Weg nach Sochi begann als ich als ich m it zweieinhalb zum ersten Mal auf Skiern stand.

Alpine skiers to watch at Sochi 2014 unveiled
14 of the world's best skiiers have been listed as medal hopes for Sochi as the 2013/14 season progresses.

Amy Purdy on Sochi, Bibian Mentel and making history
One to Watch Amy Purdy will be amongst the first snowboarders making their Paralympic debut from March 7.
Nordic skiers revealed as Ones to Watch at Sochi 2014
12 Nordic skiiers to look out for this season and into the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Riders ready to make history
Three top snowboarders to look out for during the 2013/13 season build up to Sochi 2014.
Ice sledge hockey Ones to Watch named for Sochi 2014
Six ice sledge hockey players have been identified as top athletes to watch on the road to the next Paralympic Winter Games.

IPC reveals Sochi 2014 Ones to Watch athletes
Find out top athletes to follow on the road to Sochi 2014 and the storylines behind their achievements.

Johanna Benson Foundation launched
Paralympic champion puts her name to a foundation in Namibia, which aims to identify and develop new elite talent.

Gordon Reid smashes world’s top three players
Great Britain’s Gordon Reid won his first ITF 1 Series men’s singles title, while the Netherlands’ Jiske Griffioen claimed the women’s singles crown.

Wheelchair fencing world rankings shuffle
The rivalry between Hong Kong’s Yu Chui Yee and Hungary’s Zszusanna Krajnyak is intensifying heading into the final Grand Prix.