PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Members of three of the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Standing Committees at the meeting

The first meetings for new members of IPC Standing Committees considered how they can work together to develop para-sport.

A picture of an athlete rowing

Whiteley, Meenagh and Aggar show strong form ahead of World Championships

David Wagner

The US will look for revenge after losing to the British in last year’s quad event

A picture of men ready to swim

ITU opens bidding for 2016 para-triathlon events

Shasha WANG, China and team mate block the way to the goal

The team secured the IBSA World Games title by beating China 4-1 in the gold-medal match.

An wheelchair racer shouts out after crossing the finish line in first place.

With a new racing chair for 2015, Finland’s Leo-Pekka Tahti is aiming to get the better of the Netherlands’ Kenny van Weeghel.

Dmytro Solovey of Ukraine (white) defeated Eduardo Avila Sanchez of Mexico in their -73kg semi-final match on his way to the gold medal at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Korean judoka Jin defeats Russia’s Pozdnysheva to even the two nation’s gold-medal counts.

Logo The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)

Azevedo, Silva pull back-to-back tournament wins in the Class1-2 category.

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)

Six Signatories declared non-compliant

Man in wheelchair throwing a ball, two other men trying to catch it

After their loss to Canada in the Wheelchair Rugby World Championships, USA has a chance to revisit their rivals.