PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Classification

Everyone interested in the Paralympic Movement is encouraged to provide feedback on the IPC’s Classification Code.

Gordon Reid

Great Britain’s Gordon Reid and South Africa’s Kgothatso Montjane highlighted the first day of wheelchair tennis action in Paris, France.

Robbi Weldon

There will be 243 athletes from 31 different countries in Italy this week for the first stage of the UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup.

Belgium wheelchair rugby player defends ball against canadian player

The Denmark Wheelchair Rugby Challenge this week will test Belgium's squad prior to the European Championships.

A picture of a man posing with his rifle at the shooting competition

Matt Skelhon and Ryan Cockbill both win gold in Antalya, with less than one month to go until next competition in Stoke Mandeville.

A picture of women running on a tracking field

Paralympic gold medallist and world-record holder Martina Caironi continues her preparations for the 2013 Athletics World Championships by heading to Rome.

A picture of women in wheelchair posing for a group picture during a wheelchair basketball match

Great Britain's women's team for the IWBF European Wheelchair Basketball Championships includes a healthy mix of youth and veterans.

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Stakeholders encouraged to provide feedback on the IPC’s Classification Code.

A picture of a girl in a wheelchair playing tennis

France’s Stephane Houdet will face Argentina’s Gustavo Fernandez and Dutchwomen Jiske Girffioen will face compatriot Marjolein Buis in the first round.

Andrew Soule

Summer Paralympians Tatyana McFadden and Aaron Pike among those hoping to qualify for Sochi, as well as war veterans and some athletes still on active duty.