PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Powerlifting

Olesya Lafina and Ildar Bedderdinov broke new world records and Vladimir Krivulya set a new European record for Russia at the Powerlifting Euros.

Swimming

Brazilian smashes his own time by nearly three seconds.

Wheelchair Fencing

Eighteen-year-old Beatrice Vio will be one to keep your eyes on at this weekend’s IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Grand Prix.

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

Australian to take a break as he prepares for Rio 2016

Wheelchair Tennis

Final will take place on Friday 24 May

Triathlon

80 competitors expected, 11 will defend national titles.

Powerlifting

Turkey’s Nazimye Muslu showed why she’s atop the class on the first day of the 2013 IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships.

Athletics

World records tumble as World Championships edge closer.

Powerlifting

Turkey’s Nazmiye Muslu spoke to Paralympic.org after winning gold with a world-record lift at the IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships.

Para Ice Hockey

The IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Paralympic Qualification Tournament will be Japan’s last chance at trying to qualify for Sochi 2014.

Athletics

American Leeper is looking to deprive Peacock of victory at home.

Canada

50 athlete and coach pairings receive $8,000 to help fuel their sport dreams.

Athletics

Swimming

Paralympic champions line up ahead of World Champs in August.

Powerlifting

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.

Athletics

BAFTA winners to screen World Championships, Grand Prix Final and Anniversary Games

Powerlifting

Here’s a breakdown of what to watch each day at this week’s 2013 IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships in Aleksin, Russia.

Wheelchair Basketball

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.

Wheelchair Tennis

First day of BNP Paribas World Team Cup concludes in Antalya, Turkey

Football 7-a-side

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.