PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
IPC starts search for 2015 IPC General Assembly host city
Cities have until 15 June 2014 to submit thir bids for the biggest IPC membership event outside of the Paralympic Games.

France’s Marie Bochet voted Sochi 2014’s Best Female Athlete
The 20-year-old won gold in four out of her five alpine skiing events at the Paralympic Winter Games.

New para-snowboard discipline set to debut in 2014/2015 season
Exciting plans announced that aim to further grow the sport of para-snowboard ahead of PyeongChang2018
Fifteen-year-old Asian record smashed in Beijing
Chinese Taipei’s Ya-Ting Liu breaks women’s javelin F12 regional record on second day of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix.

Esther Vergeer honoured at SportAccord
The Dutch wheelchair tennis player was presented with the Spirit of Sport Individual Award in Turkey.

Star studded line-up ready for Glasgow swimming meet
More than 330 of the world’s best swimmers from 18 countries will swim in the same pool that will stage next year’s World Championships

Guido Bonsen: IPC Athletics needs stronger competition
The head coach of the Dutch para-athletics team explains why he believes para-athletics needs to be better integrated with the able-bodied side of the sport.

Triple gold for Great Britain on final day of Track Worlds
Great Britain and Australia proved the most successful nations at the UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships.

McFadden breaks course record with London Marathon win
Just 32 days after winning a silver medal at Sochi 2014, the American was back to her best on the streets of the British capital.

Glasgow 2014 marks 100 days to Commonwealth Games
The next Commonwealth Games will include more medals and sports for para-sport than ever before.

Raise the Bar campaign exceeds all expectations
IPC Powerlifting's Raise the Bar anti-doping campaign reached hundreds of lifters from all over the world, climaxing at the 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships.

Five Asian records broken at Beijing Grand Prix
Lin Zhu was the star of the show on Monday breaking the 100m and 400m T13 Asian records.

Storey, Cundy break world records on the track
Two of the top names in British cycling proved themselves at the UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships.

Hug beats Weir to win London Marathon
After finishing runner-up three times in the last four years, Hug finally topped the podium at the Virgin Money London Marathon in a thrilling sprint finish.

Rahman proves he is world's strongest Paralympian
Iran's Siamand Rahman has beaten world record holding team mate Mansour Pourmirzaei in the men's +107kg in a sensational conclusion to the 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships.
McFadden switches focus from Sochi success to London
Four weeks to the day since the Closing Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Paralympics, Tatyana McFadden will be looking to defend her London Marathon title.

IPC Athletics Marathon World Cup Preview
This year's event includes races for T11-13 athletes, T42/43 and T44-46 men’s races for athletes with limb impairments and a new wheelchair race for T51/52 men.

British cyclists win two world titles in Mexico
The second day of competition saw six medal events, two of which were won by British cyclists

Vote now for Best Female Athlete from Sochi 2014
Nominees for the honour include: Marie Bochet, Anna Schaffelhuber, Elena Remizova, Alena Kaufman and Bibian Mentel-Spee.

Caironi wants Beijing Grand Prix to be a learning experience
Italian champion is studying Mandarin and will be using the visit to test her language skills and lay down a marker ahead of August’s Euros.