PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Can French duo triumph in Aleksin?
France’s Patrick Ardon and Souhad Ghazouani both will be strong medal hopefuls at this week’s IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships in Aleksin, Russia.

Channel 4 to screen major upcoming athletics events
BAFTA winners to screen World Championships, Grand Prix Final and Anniversary Games

Whitson makes strides as two-sport athlete
Immediately after returning from a gold-medal victory at the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championship A-Pool, Canada's Derek Whitson hit the football 7-a-side pitch.

Spain beat Chile on first day of competition
First day of BNP Paribas World Team Cup concludes in Antalya, Turkey

IRB Boufarik wins Algeria Wheelchair Basketball Cup
The men’s wheelchair basketball team IRB Boufarik won the 2013 Algeria Cup Trophy, after beating the Nour M’Sila, 41-38, in the final.

New Zealand name squad for swimming World Champs
London medallists and world record holders head up team

IBSA sets plans for General Assembly
The ninth IBSA General Assembly will be hosted by NPC Denmark at the end of August.

ITF lists World Team Cup nominations
France, the Netherlands and Israel are the defending champions in the BNP Paribas World Team Cup events.
Natalia Dannenberg: Marketable athletes market themselves
IPC Digital Media Manager Natalia Dannenberg explains the importance of social media in helping athletes market themselves.

Media accreditation opens for IPC Athletics World Championships
Media can register for accreditation via the media accreditation page for the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.

Warrior Games close in Colorado Springs
The Warrior Games featured 260 wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans.

APC partners with ABU for broadcast opportunities
The Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) and Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) are looking to enhance coverage of the Asian Para-Games and Asian Youth Para-Games.
Medals will be last item on Mamalos' mind in Aleksin
Greece’s Pavlos Mamalos has built quite a following heading into next week’s IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships in Aleksin, Russia.

Desert Challenge 2013 preview - IPC Athletics Grand Prix
Big American names set to compete in Arizona this weekend.
Sochi 2014 set to unveil Games medals
The medals for the next Paralympic Winter Games will be revealed on 30 May.

Ireland win football 7 tournament in dramatic shoot-out
Ireland defeated the Netherlands for first place at the 2013 Dublin Gathering, and Scotland took third place.

Austria to hold football 7-a-side workshop
Austria are hoping to establish a football 7-a-side team in time for next year’s European Championships.
IPC to live stream Powerlifting Euros
The biggest international powerlifting meet since the London 2012 Paralympics, the 2013 IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships will run from 22-26 May in Aleksin, Russia.

Chuck Aoki: Do able-bodied people belong in para-sport?
American wheelchair rugby player Chuck Aoki wants to know what you think about able-bodied people involved in the Paralympic Movement.

New Zealand squad revealed for Road Worlds
A 10-strong team will represent New Zealand at this year’s Para-cycling Road World Cup and Road World Championships.