PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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.

NPC Croatia Charter

The Charter of the Republic of Croatia recognised the achievements of NPC Croatia and the country’s Paralympians.

Canada wheelchair rugby

The two squads from Canada and Great Britain stole the spotlight at the 2013 Metro Cup in Warsaw, Poland.

Lex Gillette

With the IPC Athletics World Championships coming up in Lyon, France, here are some lines to chat up that one special person.

2011 Inas Games

Eight sports will be featured at the 4th Inas Global Games in September 2015.

Turkey wheelchair basketball

Turkey recorded a big win against Italy in the women’s preliminary round of the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships.