PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Aniek van Koot

The Netherlands’ Aniek van Koot, along with Great Britain’s Andy Lapthorne and Gordon Reid, will compete in next week’s Bolton Arena Indoor Wheelchair Tennis Tournament.

Chinese powerlifter Yujiao Tan

Media can register for accreditation online.

Matthew Robinson

Messages of support and encouragement have been flowing in from around the world for injured Australian para-snowboarder Matthew Robinson.

Seung-Hwan Jung

The country will have a strong representation in the team sports, as they are set to take part in both wheelchair curling and ice sledge hockey.

Agitos Foundation Top 50 landscape

The development arm of the IPC, the Agitos Foundation, has launched a worldwide search for previously undiscovered stories, projects and programmes it is calling ChangeMakers, in order to celebrate the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace.

Matthew Robinson

Para-snowboarder crticially injured after race accident in La Molina, Spain.

Czech Republic ice sledge hockey demo

In one of the country’s largest parks, members of the Czech Republic’s Sochi 2014 team put on sport demonstrations for the public.

NWBA wheelchair basketball

Paralympic champions Pat Anderson and David Eng of Canada are among the 20 wheelchair basketball players taking part in the event.

lka Tuomisto

There’s no doubt that cross-country skiing is Finland’s strongest sport, but will they get a look-in against Russia’s greatest team?

Organisational Capacity Programme workshops

Representatives from 13 countries have attended new Organisational Capacity Programme workshops delivered by the Agitos Foundation and IPC Academy.