PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

South Korea beat Italy for gold in shoot-out
South Korea took first, Italy claimed second and Sweden finished third at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament.

2013 Asian Youth Para Games declared open
More than 1,200 athletes from 30 countries gather in Kuala Lumpur to contest 14 sports.

Hosts Malaysia win three golds on opening day of 2013 AYPG
Japan top medals table following first day of competition ahead of host nation and Iran.

Japanese sledge team embrace anti-doping education
Japan’s ice sledge hockey goaltender Mitsuru Nagase explains how following anti-doping rules should be just like obeying a referee’s calls on the ice.

Sweden, South Korea and Italy qualify for Sochi 2014
All three teams ensured a top-three finish at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament.
USOC announce award winners for 2012-2013 season
Winners include cyclist Monica Bascio, track star Raymond Martin and record breaking men's 4x100m relay team.

IPC Shooting European Championships conclude
Gold for Brit Matt Skelhon as 11 world records fall over five days of incredible action at Alicante 2013.

Six African wheelchair basketball teams aim for Worlds
A majority of the wheelchairs for the event were produced by Motivation UK, a long-standing partner of the Agitos Foundation.
WPP’s Sir Martin Sorrell to headline Sochi 2014 Campus
Sochi 2014 Campus will incorporate Games Experience Programme and Observers Programme at Sochi 2014.

Italian defender Gianluigi Rosa is the real deal
The Italian defender has led his team to three straight wins at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament in Torino.

Australia bundled out in dramatic fashion
Gold medals on Thursday for Thai, Korean and Chinese athletes at Asia Oceania Boccia Championships.

Italy, South Korea on verge of advancing to Sochi
Germany and Great Britain both lost their first three games at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament, putting a damper on their Sochi 2014 hopes.

Top wheelchair tennis names head to Nottingham
Gordon Reid and Andy Lapthorne hope to win in front of their home crowds at the Nottingham Indoor Wheelchair Tennis Tournament.

Vadovicova collects second gold at Alicante 2013
Up and coming shooter adds to her collection as Russia edge to the top of the medals table going into the last day of the 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships.

Rifle world records tumble on day three of Alicante 2013
Great Britain win their first gold and Swede Jonas Jacobsson sets the world record he has waited 13 years for at the 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships.
Seung-Hwan Jung sparks South Korea to second win
South Korea, Italy and Sweden all remain undefeated at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament in Torino, Italy.

Australians knocked out in Sydney
China's Yuansen Zheng amongst those to break Australian hearts at Asia and Oceania Boccia Championships.
Para-sport in the Americas to receive major boost
Toronto 2015 Games and Agitos Foundation team-up to strengthen NPCs in the region.

Chuck Aoki: Why NBC can change the Paralympics forever
Now that the NBC Paralympic Games deal has been announced, USA wheelchair rugby player Chuck Aoki urges fans to spread the word and host viewing parties.

Shooting legend Jonas Jacobsson looking to live on
Paralympic champion Jonas Jacobsson heads out for the R7 (men’s 50m rifle three positions SH1) today (Wednesday) at the 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships.