In his home country, Jose Macedo shocked the favourite the clinch the BC3 title at the BISFed Boccia European Championships.
Lithuania
IPC President Sir Philip Craven was given an accolade that’s only been awarded 12 times in the last 20 years.
Cross-Country Skiing
Russia will send 42 athletes to the first stop on the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup, including world champions Roman Petushkov and Mikhalina Lysova.
Wheelchair Curling
Sonja Gaudet and Ina Forrest will try to help Canada defending their wheelchair curling Paralympic title next year in Sochi.
Equestrian
Despite being under a lot of pressure, Great Britain’s Sophie Christiansen was still the most successful rider at the 2013 European Para-Dressage Championships.
Australia
Former International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Vice President Greg Hartung is to retire as President of the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) this Thursday (12 December).
Para Ice Hockey
Canada defeated the USA for gold and Russia beat South Korea for bronze at the World Sledge Hockey Challenge.
Para dance sport
Husband and wife win their second title of the 2013 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport World Championships.
New IPC Classification Research and Development Centres will help the Paralympic Movement extend its knowledge in sport-specific classification.
Cross-Country Skiing
Canmore, Canada, is gearing up for the world's top cross-country and biathlon skiers to kick of the season's World Cup there, with less than three months to go til the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
