PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Korea's Seung-Hwan Jung - 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool

Seung-Hwang Jung hopes to anchor Korea’s ice sledge hockey team to a Sochi 2014 berth later this year.

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Swiss 'silvder bullet' aiming to beat British favourite and win Virgin London marathon

Mohamed Lahna

Mohamed Lahna hopes to use this weekend’s ITU World Triathlon San Diego as a kick-start to his Rio 2016 training.

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Boston marathon winner will dedicate Sunday's race to bomb blast victims

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Inspired by his lucky pants and new daughter, Whitehead wants to say thank you for London 2012 support

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The top three finishers at the event will advance to the B group and will eventually hope to move up to the A group to qualify for Rio 2016.

USA's Steve Cash - 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool

The 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool will have an all-North American final.

Carl Murphy

The next season will kick off with the IPC Alpine Skiing and Snowboard World Cup races in Queenstown, New Zealand.

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The Wheelchair Tennis Development Fund has been nominated for the SportAccord Spirit of Sport Award 2013 in the project category and Iranian archer Zahra Nemati in the individual category.

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After revised rules were introduced to IPC Shooting, athletes set new world records at the first event of the 2013 IPC Shooting World Cup.