PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Inas President Price steps down
IPC Chief Executive Officer Xavier Gonzalez paid tribute to Dr. Bob Price as he stepped down from his role as Inas President.

British Championships close with new personal bests
Amy Marren, Jessica-Jane Applegate and Matt Walker starred on the final day of the British International Disability Swimming Championships in Sheffield.

Australia add 20 athletes to Lyon 2013 squad
Brad Scott, Michael Roeger, Scott Reardon, Angela Ballard and Madison de Rosario are among those headed to the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.

Wheelchair basketball technology pushing limits
The advancements in the wheelchair basketball chair are bound to be talked about at this week’s VISTA2013 conference.

VISTA2013 opening to draw big names
Paralympic champion Heinrich Popow, the Daily Telegraph’s Gareth Davies and Dr. Wolfgang Potthast will take part in the VISTA2013 Opening Ceremony.

Kindred closes in on sixth Worlds bid
Great Britain's Sascha Kindred and the Netherlands' Marc Evers had top performances on the third day of the British International Disability Swimming Championships.
Nomination process opens for 2013 Paralympic Sport Awards
Top performers from the London 2012 Paralympic Games will be honoured prior to November's IPC General Assembly and Conference in Athens, Greece.

Fox stars in pool to open British Championships
Jonathan Fox defeated the Netherlands’ Marc Evers and teammate James Crisp in the 100m backstroke in Sheffield.

For injured Perez, powerlifting still a ‘fiesta’
Mexico’s Paralympic champion Amalia Perez is sidelined with an injury this season, but hopes to return to training soon for the Rio 2016 party in three years.

Simmonds, Slater qualify for Worlds
Ellie Simmonds and Stephanie Slater highlighted the second day of the British International Disability Swimming Championships in Sheffield.
Allianz extends commitment with IPC
Allianz has been a proud partner of the IPC since 2006 and has now confirmed its support through 2016.
Eight countries partake in China Open Athletics Championships
China, Iraq and Chinese Taipei and Hong Kong all had strong showings in Beijing, China.

O’Neill named new Canadian CEO
Karen O’Neill will lead the Canadian Paralympic Committee into Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016, as well as the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.

Germany’s Kroger, France’s sonar win Sailing World Cup
After relinquishing gold to Great Britain’s Helena Lucas at London 2012, Germany’s Heiko Kroger snuck past her to win the ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres. France’s sonar team also topped the podium.

NPC Canada impressed with Toronto 2015 progress
The Canadian Paralympic Committee recently had a chance to tour venue sites for the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.

New sections included in latest edition of The Paralympian
The year’s first issue of The Paralympian magazine features how para-sport is going beyond the Paralympics, recaps of winter World Championships and the movement’s latest news.

Brazil forms partnership with Angola through 2016
Angola’s National Paralympic Committees hopes to learn from the success the Brazilian delegation had at London 2012.

Weir to compete in Grand Prix Final
British Paralympic champion David Weir confirmed his participation in the IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final but said he will not take part in the World Championships.

What’s next for 16-year-old gold medallist?
At 16, Josef Craig is eyeing World Championship qualification at this week’s British International Disability Swimming Championships.

Paralympic champions to line up in Brazil
The third of six IPC Athletics Grand Prix events heads to Sao Paolo, Brazil this week.