PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Italy stun Germany at Euros
The men’s and women’s quarter-final matchups are now set at the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships.
Throwing the distance at the World Champs
Two of the biggest rivals in athletics - Jeremy Campbell and Dan Greaves - face off in Lyon, with Campbell looking to take the discus F44 world title away from Greaves.

Will Anton Datsko’s dominance continue?
The Ukrainian wheelchair fencer will look to light up the foil and sabre events at this week’s IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup.

Canada take Metro Cup wheelchair rugby title
The two squads from Canada and Great Britain stole the spotlight at the 2013 Metro Cup in Warsaw, Poland.
Naciye Cakir’s 27 points lead Turkey in Frankfurt
Turkey recorded a big win against Italy in the women’s preliminary round of the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships.

Ecuador to host 2015 Inas Global Games
Eight sports will be featured at the 4th Inas Global Games in September 2015.

Lex Gillette: Paralympic pick-up lines
With the IPC Athletics World Championships coming up in Lyon, France, here are some lines to chat up that one special person.

No matter the sport, Cameron Leslie keeps moving
Champion swimmer balances international wins with love of wheelchair rugby, as he prepares to compete at his third World Championships for New Zealand.
Record number of entries for 2013 Paralympic Awards
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has received a record number of entries for the 2013 Paralympic Sport Awards which will be presented in November in Athens, Greece, recognising achievements for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

NPC Croatia receives Charter of the Republic of Croatia
The Charter of the Republic of Croatia recognised the achievements of NPC Croatia and the country’s Paralympians.

2013 IPC Powerlifting Asian Championships cancelled
The 2013 IPC Powerlifting Asian Championships scheduled for 8-15 July in Gwangju, Korea, have cancelled.

Heinrich Popow: Mind games with Scott Reardon
Germany’s star sprinter reacts to comments made about who has the most pressure in the men’s T42 sprint class for the IPC Athletics World Championships.

Italy win overtime thriller in Frankfurt
Italy and Turkey’s men’s teams and France’s women’s team pulled off big victories at the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships.

Sabine Ellerbrock becomes new world No. 1
Germany’s Sabine Ellerbrock took over the top spot from the Netherlands’ Aniek van Koot in the women’s wheelchair tennis singles rankings.

Four equestrian riders to look out for
The IPC and FEI’s Ones to Watch list for equestrian includes: Sophie Christiansen, Lee Pearson, Pepo Puch and Laurentia Tan.

Kunieda, Kamiji, Wagner win in Paris
Japan won both the men’s and women’s singles titles at the BNP Paribas Open.

Vote for June’s IPC Athlete of the Month
Nominees for Athlete of the Month include: Sabine Ellerbrock, Alan Fonteles Oliveira, Jose Macedo, Marlou van Rhijn and Alex Zanardi.

German women start Euros on a roll
Germany's women's team, and men's teams from the Netherlands, Italy and Great Britain all won their openers at the Wheelchair Basketabll European Championships.

Dutch shine on third day in Frankfurt
The Dutch men’s and women’s teams shone on the third day of the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships.

Peacock equals second fastest 100m time ever
The Paralympic champion ran a 10.90, sending a clear message out to his rivals ahead of the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.