PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Canada Announces 145 Athletes for London 2012
The Canadian Paralympic Committee revealed their delegation for the London 2012 Paralympic Games this week.

New Zealand Ramps Up TV Coverage
Sky Sport New Zealand set to air live coverage of London 2012 ceremonies and daily highlights from the Paralympic Games competition.

Russian Athlete Sanctioned After Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Elena Chistilina, who won two silver medals at June's 2012 IPC Athletics European Championships, has been suspended for two years.

IPC Announce London 2012 Livestream Commentators
The IPC revealed nine names with more than 100 years of sport commentary experience between them that will talk viewers through more than 780 hours of its live sport coverage.

USA Announces NBC Broadcast Plans for London 2012
US Paralympics will team up with NBC to air several one-hour highlight shows of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

P&G Becomes Title Sponsor of Paralympic Ball
The Paralympic Ball will be a glamorous black-tie event to raise funds for the IPC's Agitos Foundation on 5 September in London.

London 2012 Sitting Volleyball: What to Watch
With 10 men’s and eight women’s teams battling it out on the Sitting Volleyball court at the ExCeL, here's a quick guide for what spectators should look out for each day.

Sitting Volleyball: 12 Facts for London 2012
Here’s a list of 12 interesting things you should know about Sitting Volleyball at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Azerbaijan Names 22 Athletes for London
At the Paralympic Games, Azerbaijan will be led by top Judo athletes, including two-time reigning Paralympic champion Ilham Zakiyev.
Portuguese Athlete Sanctioned after Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Double European champion stripped of his titles from Stadskanaal

Iran Aims to Repeat Football 7-a-Side Podium Performance
Having won their final Paralympic tune-up, Iran heads to the Riverbank Arena in London as a dark horse in the Football 7-a-Side competition.
Football 7-a-Side: 12 facts for London 2012
Here is a list of 12 interesting things you should know about Football 7-a-Side at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Grey-Thompson to Lead BBC Radio 5 Live Coverage
BBC Radio 5 live to have wealth of London 2012 Paralympic coverage from expert commentators.

Ukraine Faces Tall Task to Keep Football 7-a-Side Title
Taras Dutko and Volodymyr Antoniuk hope to make it three Paralympic golds in a row for Ukraine Football 7-a-Side at London 2012.

Record Paralympic Games Ticket Sales
Over 2.1 million tickets sold for London, already beating the record set in Beijing in 2008

Cathal Miller Named Ireland's Flag Bearer
Irish cyclist Cathal Miller, who will compete in three different Cycling events at London 2012, will carry his delegation’s flag during the Opening Ceremony.
London 2012 Football 7-a-Side: What to Watch
The Football 7-a-Side gold-medal match will be the final major sporting event of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

USA Announces 227 Athletes for London
The American delegation will compete in 19 sports at the Paralympic Games, hoping to better their third-place finish from Beijing 2008.

International Teams head to Stoke Mandeville Stadium
Paralympic teams from Saudia Arabia and the United Arabe Emirates have arrived in Stoke Mandeville, the historic birthplace of the Paralympic Games, for their final training camp.

O’Hanlon Anchors Australian Delegation in Cardiff
Sprinter Evan O’Hanlon and four others were the first of Australia’s large Paralympic delegation to head to Cardiff for their pre-Games camp.