PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Brits to play each other in Wimbledon semi-finals
The draw for the third Grand Slam in wheelchair tennis was made on Monday (6 July).

US track and field team named for Toronto 2015
Sixty athletes and four guides to represent Team USA at August’s Parapan American Games.

Judo makes appearance in 2015 European Games
Fifteen judoka with visual impairments showcased their sport to the audience in Baku.
Boki 'expecting world records' at Glasgow 2015
Belarus’ five-time world champion Ihar Boki is targeting his own five world records at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships.

Lithuania, Israel headline Goalball European Championships
No. 2 world ranked Lithuania lead the men’s side, while the Israeli women’s team are carrying momentum.

Riders to test horses at Hartpury for European Champs
British riders especially get to figure out which horses they will compete with in September’s Europeans.

Vadovicova turns up the heat
Slovakian world and Paralympic gold medallist Veronika Vadovicova believes she is improving in all events ahead of the World Cup in Osijek, Croatia.

Warsaw, Poland gears up for IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup
Polish team spirit strong ahead of wheelchair fencing World Cup.

University Hospital provides volunteer health professionals for Rio 2016 Games
More than 150 professionals have already signed up to support next year’s Paralympics.

Kazuhiro Takahashi’s six sledge hockey offseason tips
Find out what Japanese ice sledge hockey players will be doing over the summer to stay ahead of their opponents.

Snowboarder Kristian Moen: work hard, dream big
Despite being only 15, Moen set a national first in La Molina, Spain, when he won Norway's first ever para-snowboard World Championships medal.

ITV to broadcast first World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge
Announcement marks 100 days to go until the event.

Stockwell looks to represent USA in Rio 2016
The US Army veteran is training to put on a new uniform for when para-triathlon makes its Paralympic debut.

New mother Castillo targets further medal success
The Cuban Paralympic and world champion sprinting is gearing up for a busy few months with the Toronto Parapan American Games and the World Championships.

#SuperheroSunday: Rachael Morrison
The US thrower only took up para-sport in 2014, but already is a world record holder and favourite to win a world title later this year.

Dias: My top five career moments
Seventeen-time world champion Daniel Dias, Brazil’s most successful Paralympian, offers the highlights of his illustrious swimming career.

Big Interview: Eva Loeffler
The daughter of the Paralympic Movement’s founder has seen her father’s legacy live on in various forms. IPC

Slovenian students engage in para-sports
The inaugural Paralympic school day in Slovenia allowed students to participate in para-sports and interact with para-athletes.

Para-Table Tennis European Champs celebrates 100 days to go
LOC presents event website to mark the countdown of the event.

Ten things we’ve learned from the athletics season so far
The 2015 para-athletics season has been spectacular so far and is set to get even more exciting as we approach October’s World Championships in Doha, Qatar.