PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Esther Vergeer

After going more than a decade without losing on the court, Dutch wheelchair tennis star announced her retirement from the sport.

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Multiple Paralympic champion Natalie du Toit has been appointed to the new Board of Directors at the South African Institute of Drug Free Sport (SAIDS)

Alana Nichols

The US team will feature 13 athletes and two guides for the World Championship event that starts on 18 February.

Channel 4 presenters

IPC awards broadcaster rights following highly competitive tender process

Russia wheelchair curling

Russia will try to defend their title at next week’s World Wheelchair Curling Championships on their home ice in Sochi.

Channel 4 presenters

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The multi-Paralympic champion praised the success of London 2012 at this week's Virgin Active Sport Industry Awards.

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LOCOG on Friday (8 February) published its accounts for the 18 month period ended 30 September 2012.

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NPC and IOSD representatives will take part in open discussions in April to further develop IPC Swimming.

Edina Muller

Defending European champions – Great Britain’s men and Germany’s women – will look to retain their regional titles this summer in Frankfurt.