PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Charity & Sport to host IPC Flight Dinner
Fundraising dinner to be held at Gilze-Rijen airbase, the Netherlands, in aid of the Agitos Foundation and with support of the Royal Air Force.

Best in boccia named Ones to Watch
Take a look at four of the world’s top boccia players as they compete at their regional tournaments this season.

Ottobock provides technical service at Lyon 2013
Athletes from 56 nations visited the Ottobock workshop at the IPC Athletics World Championships, where 307 repairs were completed.
Iran preparing large squad for Asian Youth Para-Games
The Asian Youth Para-Games will take place from 26-30 October and are expected to draw nearly 2,500 athletes from 42 different countries.

Six women’s wheelchair basketball teams vie for Worlds spots
Argentina, Brazil, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru will all play five days of competition in Guatemala City.

Kim Young Gun leads entries at Korea Para-Table Tennis Open
Competition across 11 classes will take place this week in Incheon, Korea.

Bermuda jump onto international boccia stage
Next weekend’s Americas Cup will be just the third international event for Bermuda’s boccia team.

IPC Marathon World Cup to continue in London until 2017
For the next four years, the British capital will continue to host the marathon across a range of impairment groups.

Oliveira, Browne smash records at Anniversary Games
Alan Fonteles Oliveira and Richard Browne set new world-best times in the 100m T43 and T44 classes, respectively.

Lavillenie flys high - IAAF Diamond League
Frenchman completes 6.02m leap at the Anniversary Games, an IAAF Diamond League meeting, in the Olympic Stadium, London.

Lyon 2013 - Day eight evening review
McFadden and Martin write their names into history by completing clean sweeps in T54 and T52 classes.
USA name 21 athletes to 2013-14 alpine skiing team
Paralympians Alana Nichols and Tyler Walker are among those representing Team USA this year on the slopes.

NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters moves to California
For the first time ever the USA will host the wheelchair tennis singles and doubles masters events in November.

Lyon 2013 - Day seven athlete quotes
Read what the athletes had to say after the seventh day of competition

Swiss double in Lyon 2013 marathon
Hug and Schaer seal T54 World Championship marathon titles

Bolt lights up London - IAAF Diamond League
London’s Olympic Stadium celebrated its first birthday tonight with two world- leading marks and a Bolt of Lightning.

Lyon 2013 - Day eight preview
Tatyana McFadden aims to become first woman to win titles in one para-athletics events

Lyon 2013 - Day eight morning review
Marlou van Rhijn makes it double gold.

Lyon 2013 - Day seven preview
Brazilian sprint king Oliveira goes in search of his third world title