PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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Ottobock Healthcare, the IPC’s partner, sent 15,000 spare parts to its London 2012 workshop this week, the first of many shipments to come.

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As Great Britain’s Sarah Storey prepares for London, she braves the British weather for an afternoon of time trials.

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Veteran Grace Bowman will lead a new team of riders at the Paralympic equestrian event in London.

Mexico’s women’s Wheelchair Basketball team

With 10 action-packed days of Wheelchair Basketball at London 2012, here is a quick guide for what spectators should look out for each day.

Sailing competition

Here’s a list of 12 interesting things you should know about Sailing: a sport of skill, tactics and nerve.

French Wheelchair Tennis player Stephane Houdet

The ITF revealed the full list of entries for the London 2012 Wheelchair Tennis event, which includes 112 players from 30 countries.

USA men's Wheelchair Basketball

After failing to make the podium at the last two Paralympics, a veteran-heavy USA men’s Wheelchair Basketball team thinks it has what it takes to medal in London.

Australia's men's Wheelchair Basketball team

Paralympic.org had the chance to speak with Grant Mizens, who will try to help Australia’s men’s Wheelchair Basketball team win another Paralympic gold at London 2012.

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Just about any Wheelchair Basketball player you ask will say that Canada’s Patrick Anderson is one of the best to have ever played the game.

Cindy Ouellet

Cindy Ouellet - one of Canada's youngest Wheelchair Basketball players and one of the few with Paralympic Games experience - is determined to get the team back on the podium.