PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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• Games to feature 526 medal events across 22 sports• Women and athletes with high support needs main beneficiaries of additional events

Ukraine shooting team

A fired up Ukrainian squad dominated the third stage of the IPC Shooting World Cup in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain.

Italy wheelchair basketball

The men’s and women’s quarter-final matchups are now set at the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships.

Anton Datsko

The Ukrainian wheelchair fencer will look to light up the foil and sabre events at this week’s IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup.

Dan Greaves, Jeremy Campbell and Farzad Sepahvand pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men's Discus Throw F44 final at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

Two of the biggest rivals in athletics - Jeremy Campbell and Dan Greaves - face off in Lyon, with Campbell looking to take the discus F44 world title away from Greaves.

Marieke Vervoort and Michelle Stilwell

Take a look at five head-to-head races or events that could light up the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.

Demba Jarju of Gambia competes in the Men's 800m -T34 race at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

African nation signs important convention to secure the future of para-sport, following extensive work by the Gambian National Paralympic Committee.

Cameron Leslie

Champion swimmer balances international wins with love of wheelchair rugby, as he prepares to compete at his third World Championships for New Zealand.

Faris Al-Ajeeli of Iraq sticks his tongue out whilst attempting a lift

The 2013 IPC Powerlifting Asian Championships scheduled for 8-15 July in Gwangju, Korea, have cancelled.

Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympics

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has received a record number of entries for the 2013 Paralympic Sport Awards which will be presented in November in Athens, Greece, recognising achievements for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.