PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

VISTA

The IPC’s VISTA 2013 conference will focus on equipment and technology issues related to Paralympic sports.

Wheelchair Basketball

Great Britain’s top young athletes will compete at the National Junior Championships this weekend.

Athletics

After winning gold in all four of events at London 2012, Great Britain’s David Weir won UK Athletics’ top Paralympic honour.

Sitting Volleyball

Despite post-Paralympic blues, Rob Richardson talks about how the Great Britain sitting volleyball team is already looking ahead to Rio 2016.

Sochi 2014

France’s Yannick Bourseaux, a two-time winter Paralympian on track for Sochi 2014, will race for another para-triathlon world title in New Zealand next week.

USA

The founding partnership of US Paralympics has now been extended another four years.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The top seven teams from the London 2012 Paralympic Games are up for the Best Team Athlete of the Month award for August and September.

Goalball

Finland’s men’s team won Paralympic gold at London 2012 and will now host the 2014 World Championships.

Netherlands

Andre Cats, Chef de Mission of the Dutch team in London, presented IPC President Sir Philip Craven with a generous donation to the IPC’s Agitos Foundation.

Sochi 2014

IPC representatives travelled to Sochi to discuss the progress of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games test events.

Azerbaijan

Stoke Mandeville Stadium, the birthplace of the Paralympic Movement hosted teams of athletes for pre-Games training, preparing them for a haul of 41 medals.

Archery

After much success at London 2012, Tim Hazell will leave his position as Great Britain’s Paralympic archery coach at the end of October.

Rio 2016

Canadian Paralympic champion wheelchair racer Michelle Stilwell has noted she will be back for Rio 2016 at age 42.

Sochi 2014

USA's Evan Strong hails from tropical Hawaii but is contesting to compete in snowboarding in the sport's Paralympic Games debut at Sochi 2014.

Wheelchair Tennis

Esther Vergeer and Aniek van Koot will both take part in next month’s NEC Wheelchair Tennis masters, while Great Britain will be represented in all three divisions.

Powerlifting

Athletics

Tatyana McFadden and Jeff Fabry has been named USOC Athlete of the Month for their performances during the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Rio 2016

Andrew Parsons announces high expectations for the Brazilian Paralympic Committee for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Ireland

Just a few weeks after the most successful Paralympic Games ever for an Irish team, Paralympics Ireland has started its search for the next generation of Irish Paralympic athletes.

Adecco’s Win4Youth programme raised money for good causes during the last three years by running, cycling and swimming over two million kilometres.