PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A picture of a man in a wheelchair posing with his award

London 2012 silver medallist Tobias Fankhauser was named the Swiss Paralympic Newcomer of 2012.

Brendan Burkett

The Australian Paralympic champion and biomechanics professor will discuss changes in wheelchairs and prosthetic legs at the VISTA 2013 conference.

Germany women's wheelchair basketball

Germany’s Mareike Adermann says that her drive to succeed has not ceased just because she won gold at London 2012.

A man with a silver helmet and red jersey leans forward on his racing wheelchair

Switzerland’s Marcel Hug and Japan’s Tsuchida Wakako won the men’s and women’s T34/53/54 titles at the Oita Marathon.

A picture of 2 men in a wheelchair showing their trophies

The Netherlands’ Maikel Scheffers and Jiske Griffioen won the men’s and women’s singles competition at the Nottingham Indoor wheelchair tennis tournament.

Peter Eriksson

UK Athletics confirmed that Paralympic head coach Peter Eriksson will become the nation’s Olympic coach, effective immediately.

group of men in racing wheelchairs pass spectators

Switerzland’s Marcel Hug and Heinz Frei, and Japan’s Soejima Masazumi and Tsuchida Wakako will all take to the start line on Sunday in Oita City.

Haiti celebration day

More than 700 people gathered in western Haiti to raise awareness and promote Paralympic sport.

Maikel Scheffers at London 2012

Dutch world No. 2 and German world No. 3 Sabine Ellerbrock look to lead the field at this weekend’s Nottingham Indoor Wheelchair Tennis Tournament.

Hannah Cockroft meets Queen Elizabeth

Together with the country’s Olympic medallists, all of Great Britain’s London 2012 Paralympic medallists met with Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace.