PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Lyon 2013 - Day six morning review
South Africa's Ilse Hayes won the long jump F13 and Canada's Michelle Stilwell claimed gold in the 800m T52 race at the IPC Athletics World Championships.
Lyon 2013 - day six athlete quotes
Read what the athletes had to say after they came off the track and field

Lyon 2013 - Day five preview
French favourites Mandy Francois-Elie and Marie-Amelie le Fur, as well as Belgium’s Marieke Vervoort and Canada’s Michelle Stilwell will be in action.

Lyon 2013 - Day four evening review
Great Britain's Jonnie Peacock defeated the USA's Richard Browne in a much-anticipated 100m T44 sprint showdown.
Four teams to play in Sochi’s ice sledge hockey Test Event
Russia, Canada, Czech Republic and Norway will all take part in the International Ice Sledge Hockey “4 Nations” Tournament.

Canada’s Stiles aims for 2015 football 7-a-side Worlds bid
Canada’s football 7-a-side team offered Trevor Stiles a second chance, now he’d like to return the favour by helping them qualify for the World Championships.
Lyon 2013 - Day five morning session review
There was a pile-up in the women's 800m T52 final at the IPC Athletics World Championships, resulting in a disqualifcation for Belgium's Marieke Vervoort.

Lyon 2013 - Day three afternoon session review
France won their first gold medal at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in the women's 200m T37 sprint.

Lyon 2013 - Day five athlete quotes
Here's what the athletes had to say during day five of the IPC Athletics World Championships

Anti-doping outreach booth set up at Lyon 2013
The IPC is educating athletes, coaches, staff and NPCs about anti-doping at the IPC Athletics World Championships.

Sixty-two riders confirmed for equestrian Euros
The ECCO FEI European Para-Equestrian Championships will take place in August in Denmark.
Lyon 2013 - Day four athlete flash quotes
Read what medallists had to say about their performances on day four at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.

IPC publishes data from London 2012 medical study
Illness and injury data was captured from 3,565 athletes from 160 countries at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Family ties: The mountain brings us together
Some visually impaired skiers use members of their family as guides, but how does it work in practice to have someone so close hurtling down the slopes with you?

How fast will the blade runners go?
Whitehead, Oliveira, Leeper, Peacock and Browne all contenders to break records on 'Terrific Tuesday'

IWBF U23 Worlds schedule released
The IWBF Under-23 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships will take place in September in Adana, Turkey.

Whitehead confident of smashing 200 T42 record in final
British Paralympic champion Richard Whitehead is looking to beat Germany's Heinrich Popow and Australia's Scott Reardon to retain his world title.

Sarah Storey withdraws from Road Worlds
Following the birth of her daughter, the British Paralympic champion will not participate in next month’s UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships.

Lyon 2013 - Day four morning review
Morocco's El Amin Chentouf picked up his second gold at the IPC Athletics World Championships on Tuesday (23 July).

Lyon 2013 - Day four preview
The IPC Athletics World Championships will feature 23 medal events on Tuesday (23 July), including the men’s sprint finals for leg amputees.