PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Swimming

London medallists and world record holders head up team

Judo

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

Wheelchair Tennis

France, the Netherlands and Israel are the defending champions in the BNP Paribas World Team Cup events.

IPC Digital Media Manager Natalia Dannenberg explains the importance of social media in helping athletes market themselves.

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

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

USA

The Warrior Games featured 260 wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans.

Powerlifting

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.

People's Republic of China

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.

Football 7-a-side

Ireland defeated the Netherlands for first place at the 2013 Dublin Gathering, and Scotland took third place.

Wheelchair Curling

The medals for the next Paralympic Winter Games will be revealed on 30 May.

Football 7-a-side

Austria are hoping to establish a football 7-a-side team in time for next year’s European Championships.

Powerlifting

Greece’s Pavlos Mamalos has built quite a following heading into next week’s IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships in Aleksin, Russia.

Athletics

Big American names set to compete in Arizona this weekend.

Wheelchair Rugby

American wheelchair rugby player Chuck Aoki wants to know what you think about able-bodied people involved in the Paralympic Movement.

Cycling

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

Wheelchair Basketball

The Netherlands and Germany have met in the final of every women’s wheelchair basketball European Championships since 1989.

Para Ice Hockey

Following Alan Fonteles Oliveira’s inclusion in SportsPro’s 50 Most Marketable Athletes, here are 15 other Paralympians who IPC Editorial Co-ordinator Stuart Lieberman believes have the potential to make such a list in the future.

Shooting

London 2012 medallist Michael Johnson to lead team of five.

Athletics

The Netherlands’ Marlou van Rhijn now holds world records in the 100m, 200m and 400m distances in the T43 class.

Swimming

Paralympian wins after putting on a show at Spring CanAms.