PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Daniela Schulte breaks swimming world record
The German swimmer shows her form ahead of the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships

IPC Athletics to stage first Para-athletics Coaching Conference this December
Canada’s Chantal Petitclerc confirmed as first keynote speaker for the event that will take place between 12-13 December 2015 in Colorado Springs, USA.

Rehm aims to fly the flag for Paralympic sport
The German long jumper will line-up at this weekend’s IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Berlin, Germany.

Thailand wins team event in boccia regional champs
The defending BC1/BC2 world champions cruised to gold in the 2015 Boccia Asia and Oceania Team and Pairs Championships.

Martina Caironi maintains record breaking form in Grosseto
On her home track, the Italian broke her own 200m T42 world record for the second time in two weeks at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix.

Jorgensen breaks world record for second time in eight days
The Dane jumped 6.53m to add 2cm to his own long jump F42 record set just last week.

Glasgow 2015 to be shown live
All seven days of action from the swimming Worlds, the biggest competition ahead of Rio 2016, will be shown live from 13-19 July.

Heart surgery will not affect David’s determination
Hungary’s 2014 Worlds silver medallist underwent a serious operation in February, but is already planning a comeback in July.

Golden return for Lucas in Weymouth and Portland
The London 2012 Paralympic champion won the 2.4mR class at the ISAF Sailing World Cup event.

Faces of the future: Ireland’s Thomas Moylan
In a new series profiling the stars of tomorrow, we look at the wheelchair rugby rookie has been key in Ireland’s rise in the ranks.

Consistency key for new world champion Perrine
As the triple women’s visually impaired world champion from the 2015 Worlds, Australian Perrine already knows what is required to stay at the top.

Canada names Toronto 2015 judo, table tennis teams
Four judoka, eight table tennis players will have a chance to compete for berths to Rio 2016.

Dedaj headlines Italian winners at Grosseto Grand Prix
The European multi-medallist won her long jump competition on the first day of action at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Italy.

Road World Cup series stops in Yverdon-les-Bains
Team Italy is riding momentum off of their 19 medals in the first World Cup earlier in June.

Football-7 World Championships 2015: 6 things to watch
Beat writer Richard McTiernan answers some key questions heading into the event, which will serve as a qualifier for Rio 2016.

Iran sets two Asian records at National Championships
Field athletes Amini, Mohammadian looked strong ahead of the World Championships in Doha, Qatar

Australia win bid to host 2019 INAS Global Games
The competition takes place ahead of Tokyo 2020, giving athletes an opportunity to qualify.

INAS celebrates Global ID Sports Day
The inaugural event is aimed to raise awareness on intellectually disable sport.

Beijing to stage Boccia World Individual Championships
The 2016 World Championships in March will be the last stop for athletes seeking a spot in Rio 2016.