PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Netherlands women's wheelchair basketball team

A team-by-team breakdown of the women’s squads competing at the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships.

Joao Fernandes of Portugal plays a shot during the Mixed Team Boccia

The Portugese and British delegations led the medal count with three golds apiece in Guimaraes, Portugal.

Heinrich Popow

Paralympic Champions Heinrich Popow and Birgit Kober will lead 26-strong team to Lyon.

Wheelchair dance sport

The site is a microsite of the main IPC website www.paralympic.org, and integrates the latest news together with historical results and world rankings.

Michael McKillop

23-year old Irishman Micheal McKillop is looking to follow up his record-breaking form with more success at the World Championships in July.

Hopeful argentinian players at the national wheelchair rugby championships

Following a successful national event, Argentina’s wheelchair rugby squad will now try to qualify for the 2014 World Championships.

Alana Nichols

After falling at both the World Championships and World Cup finals, Alana Nichols is dusting herself off and leaving behind her wheelchair basketball training for the moment to focus on Sochi 2014.

Matt Skelhon

Stoke Mandeville is to host the third IPC Shooting World Cup of 2013 from 2-4 July, featuring nearly 30 athletes from Great Britain.

A picture of a man skiing on the slopes

Recent meetings between IPC representatives and FIS shows that the future is bright for para-snowsports.

Simon Munn

A team-by-team breakdown of the men’s squads competing at the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships.