PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Wheelchair dance Continents Cup set for Moscow
The next major IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport event will take place in Moscow Russia from 31 August-1 September.

IPC to live stream Athletics World Championships
The biggest gathering of international athletes since London 2012 will be shown live from Lyon, France.

Germans relish revenge over British
Germany’s men’s team hope to topple their rivals for gold at the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships.

Gradwell re-elected as Paralympics Ireland President
Paralympics Ireland will aim for a top-30 position on the medals table at the Rio 2016 Games.

IPC and Getty Images extend partnership until 2016
Getty Images commits to covering the upcoming Paralympic Games and a number of major para-sport events.
When even breathing effects your score
Volunteer writer Jake Wright decided he would try his hand at shooting, finding that even normal bodily reflexes can have a dramatic effect on your result.

IPC to live stream Athletics World Championships
The biggest gathering of international athletes since London 2012 will be shown live from Lyon, France.

New baby, new start for Tom Aggar
Great Britain’s Tom Aggar is ready to reverse his storyline this weekend at the World Rowing Cup at Eton Dorney.

Is British wheelchair basketball benefitting from London 2012?
Great Britain’s wheelchair basketball teams hope to once again raise awareness for the sport at the European Championships.

Browne, Leeper, McFadden and Singleton named for Lyon
23 men and 11 women who competed in London feature in list of 76 athletes who will compete at World Champs, including injury doubt Richard Browne.

Semi-final matchups set at football 5 Euros
France will face Turkey and Spain will challenge Germany for a spot in the finals at IBSA’s football 5-a-side European Championships.

Record number of athletes named to French Worlds team
33 athletes and four guides form the French selection for the IPC World Championships Lyon in 2013.

Lyon team named by Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Household names including Hannah Cockroft and Jonnie Peacock selected alongside other Paralympic Champions.

German women win Euros tune-up
Germany’s women’s wheelchair basketball team finished ahead of Canada and the Netherlands at Cologne’s three-nation tournament.
Heinrich Popow: Uh oh, Reardon's on a roll
Germany’s world and Paralympic champion Heinrich Popow talks up Australian Scott Reardon heading into the IPC Athletics Worlds.

Brazilians dominate in Berlin, Popow peaks in time
A full round-up of all the action from Berlin at the weekend, where world records were broken and history made.

Zarin re-elected to lead Movement in Malaysia
Dato Zainal Abu Zarin will serve as President of the Paralympic Council of Malaysia (PCM) for another term.

Stephane Houdet: Fernandez can win Rio 2016 gold
Frenchman Stephane Houdet talks about rising wheelchair tennis star Gustavo Fernandez after facing him at Roland Garros.

Marlou van Rhijn heads strong Dutch team for Lyon
Dutch team hoping to continue ‘unexpected’ form with van Rhijn, Pruysen and van Weeghel.

Huge American show of strength at national trials
130 athletes vying for places on national team for World Championships in Lyon, France, put up world-class performances over the weekend.