PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Football 7-a-side

The Brazilian Football 7-a-Side squad heads off to compete at the BT Paralympic World Cup as a final tune-up for London 2012.

First published on Huffington Post, LOCOG's Director of Paralympic Integration Chris Holmes gives his view on 100 days to go until London 2012.

4,200 athletes from 165 countries set to take part as Paralympic Games return to spiritual birthplace

Athletics

American Jeremy Campbell could be a threat to British favourite Dan Greaves in the Discus competition both in Manchester and London this year.

Brit and Grammy Award winners who have sold 55 million records worldwide will bring down on the curtain on London 2012 in style

Goalball

The London 2012 Goalball venue was built to achieve an annual energy savings of up to 40 per cent and will be used for a variety of events following the Paralympics.

Powerlifting

Zimbabwe

The IPC is working with developing National Paralympic Committees as part of its overall digital media strategy to propel the Paralympic Movement forward around the globe.

Powerlifting

Goalball

Bruno and Tom Vanhove are both brothers and teammates, making for healthy Goalball competition in Belgium as the team heads to London.

Great Britain

The athlete accommodations and facilities for London 2012 were given the approval by Olympians and Paralympians from the Athletes’ Committee.

Goalball

USA, Russia and Denmark are expected to lead the way in women’s Goalball heading into the Paralympic Games.

Archery

With the London 2012 Paralympic Games fast approaching, the IPC Athletes’ Council had plenty of exciting topics to discuss from social media to anti-doping.

Great Britain

LOCOG announced the first 332 people to carry the Paralympic Flame as a part of the London 2012 Paralympic Torch Relay.

Canoe

The fourth edition of the Para-Canoe World Championships will take place this week in a sport that has been added to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games programme.

Goalball

Niklas Hultqvist and Fatmir Seremeti hope to lead Sweden to the country’s first Paralympic Goalball gold in London.

Wheelchair Tennis

It is the first time ever the ITF’s flagship Wheelchair Tennis team competition will take place in Asia.

Wheelchair Tennis

The first day of the Japan Open produced some exciting results when Joachim Gerard, ranked No. 21, beat world No. 5 Nicolas Peifer.