PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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.

Ryan Chalmers

After seeing the electric atmosphere at London 2012, USA’s Ryan Chalmers wants to replicate that awareness of Paralympic sport back home with his “Push Across America.”

A picture of man celebrating his victory with a British Flag

After the success Great Britain’s athletics team had at London 2012, the nation is fielding a search for the next wave of Paralympic athletes.

Sochi 2014 500 Days to Go

With 500 days until the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, here’s a brief rundown of winter sport events to keep your eyes on between now and then.

Sochi 2014 Biathlon and Cross Country Skiing Centre

To mark 500 days until the next Paralympic Winter Games, the Sochi Organising Committee revealed its unique interactive internet project to help people with a disability.