PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

El Salvador website screenshot

The new website, all in Spanish, will provide the NPC with a digital platform to raise awareness for the Paralympic Movement in El Salvador.

Netherlands women's wheelchair basketball team

The Netherlands’ women’s wheelchair basketball team defeated Germany to take the IWBF European Wheelchair Basketball title.

British wheelchair basketball team celebrates

The British men’s wheelchair basketball team won the European title by just two points against Turkey.

A picture of a man in a wheelchair on a track

Without David Weir in Lyon, Marcel Hug is expected to become the face of the men’s T54 class on the track and road.

A picure of a man in the pool holding starting block with his hands

Journalists can register to cover the event via the media accreditation page for the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships.

Gustavo Martinez

Paralympic.org had some time with the Mexican swimmer, who heads to Montreal 2013 hoping to follow up on his amazing success in London.

A picture of a woman in a wheelchair playing a forehand during a wheelchair tennis match.

Dutch pair Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot are hoping to light up the Wimbledon courts in the wheelchair doubles competition.

Germany women's wheelchair basketball team

Germany, Great Britain, France and the Netherlands will all fight for the women’s European crown.

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Ukrainian sets IAAF Diamond League record in Switzerland.

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• Games to feature 526 medal events across 22 sports• Women and athletes with high support needs main beneficiaries of additional events