PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Alex Zanardi wins gold at London 2012

Former motor racer Alex Zanardi garnered 48 per cent of the vote after a stellar handcycling performance in London.

Alex Zanardi wins gold at London 2012

Former motor racer Alex Zanardi garnered 48 per cent of the vote after a stellar handcycling performance in London.

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The Sochi 2014 Cultural Olympiad encourages public to take part in Sochi 2014 Winter Games' Cultural Programme.

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The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust and The Tennis Foundation have launched a new initiative which will see 60 tennis wheelchairs donated for free to tennis venues across Great Britain.

XXXII World Congress on Sports Medicine

"Sports Medicine, the challenge for global health: Quo Vadis?" was the theme of the XXXII World Congress on Sports Medicine.

London 2012 unveil Anti-Doping Laboratory.

Retired U.S Paralympian Cheri Blauwet, a member of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Medical Committee, has been elected to the U.S Anti-Doping Agency Board of Directors.

Athletes practicing sailing.

Being the only woman in the 2.4mR fleet with three former Paralympic gold medallists up against her did not stop Lucas from claiming gold. Now she has been nominated for the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards 2012.

Reid in action

Chantal Petitclerc

Chantal Petitclerc, one of Canada’s most decorated athletes of all time, has been appointed Team Canada’s Chef de Mission for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

Stephanie Dixon

Swimmers Summer Mortimer and Stephanie Dixon share how sport can transform lives and have positive impact on communities