PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Records for Craig and Applegate
British swimmers set multiple records and lifetime bests ahead of August's IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal.

Melissa Tapper called up for ITTF Oceania Cup
Paralympian Melissa Tapper will compete against the best able-bodied table tennis players in the Oceania region.
11 Paralympians up for ESPYs
All nominees in the Best Male and Best Female Athlete with a Disability categories are Paralympians this year.

Paralympic dream for Turkish team
Turkey’s women’s wheelchair basketball team can use the IWBF European Wheelchair Basketball Championships as their first step toward Paralympic qualification.

Canada reveal squad for 2013 World Champs
32 athletes announced after vying for position at national championships.

Athletics season nears its climax at Grand Prix final
With less than a month to go until the World Championships in Lyon, athletes will get one final chance to scope out their competition at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final this weekend.

Season climax for athletics getting nearer
With less than a month to go until the World Championships in Lyon, athletes will get one final chance to scope out their competition at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final this weekend.

‘Historic’ workshop takes place in Caribbean region
A workshop held in the Dominican Republic supports Caribbean National Paralympic Committees in building on their success.

Caironi and Legnante to lead strong Italian team
Coach Mario Poletti is confident of team success at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.

Canadians shine at California’s dressage contest
Jody Schloss and Robyn Andrews both finished first at the Golden State Dressage Classic.

Rob Richardson: A sitting volleyball how-to guide
British sitting volleyball captain teaches you how to slide, move like a demon and do trick shots on the court.
David Weir: Paralympic legacy is real
Weir speaks ahead of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix final this weekend and the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games in July.

Poland to stage wheelchair rugby Metro Cup
Eight squads will battle it out in Warsaw this weekend.

Swedish athletes on their way to Lyon
Squad is headlined by World Champion Jeffrey Ige as well as young hopefuls beginning their road to Rio 2016.

McKillop looking to break more world records in Lyon
23-year old Irishman Micheal McKillop is looking to follow up his record-breaking form with more success at the World Championships in July.

Australia’s predictions for IWBF Euros
The top Australian wheelchair basketball players weigh in on who they think will top the podium at the IWBF European Wheelchair Basketball Championships.
Nichols: It’s difficult to forget a crash like mine
After falling at the World Championships, World Cup finals and in training recently, Alana Nichols is dusting herself off and leaving behind her wheelchair basketball training for the moment to focus on Sochi 2014.
Argentina wheelchair rugby fights for Worlds berth
Following a successful national event, Argentina’s wheelchair rugby squad will now try to qualify for the 2014 World Championships.

Nichols: It’s difficult to forget a crash like mine
After falling at both the World Championships and World Cup finals, Alana Nichols is dusting herself off and leaving behind her wheelchair basketball training for the moment to focus on Sochi 2014.

Frankfurt 2013: Women’s team previews
A team-by-team breakdown of the women’s squads competing at the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships.