PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Patrick Anderson

The nominees for this Paralympic Sport Award category include: Patrick Anderson, Ryley Batt, Daniel Dias, Heinrich Popow and David Weir.

Sochi 2014 mittens

Show your support for the upcoming Sochi 2014 Paralympics by sporting products that display the Agitos and Sochi 2014 logo.

Brazil football 7-a-side team

Brazil’s football 7-a-side team has somehow broken the hegemony of the top three teams in the world – Ukraine, Russia and Iran.

Women's race Lyon

Series to visit nine countries in four continents after successful launch in 2013.

Bibian Mentel wins test event

The first European races across para-snowboard and alpine skiing begin on Thursday (21 November) in Landgraaf, the Netherlands.

Athenaeum Intercontinental Hotel

Elections for the IPC Governing Board will take place on Sunday. Last elections took place in 2009.

A picture of a woman showing her gold medal

The nominees for this Paralympic Sport Award category include: Yunidis Castillo, Terezhina Guilhermina, Zarah Nemati, Esther Vergeer and Yu Chui Yee.

Jerusa Gerber Santos, Terezinha Guilhermina and Jhulia Santos

A study has been carried out to assess the participation of female athletes at the Paralympic Games from 1996-2012, and the results have now come through.

Chuck Aoki and Ryley Batt

The American wheelchair rugby player believes sponsors need to get behind Paralympians to help them inspire the next generation.

Agitos at London

Chairperson of the IPC’s Women in Sport Committee has been appointed to a European Group of Experts.