PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Joao Fernandes of Portugal plays a shot during the Mixed Team Boccia

Top names from Great Britain, Greece, Portugal and Spain will take part in the 2013 European Boccia Championships.

Beatrice Vio

After winning the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Grand Prix in her home country, Italy’s Beatrice Vio has big expectations.

Heinrich Popow

Sprinters Heinrich Popow, Alan Fonteles Oliveira and Marlou van Rhijn will all take part in this week’s IPC Athletics Grand Prix event.

A picture of a man with his hands up in the pool

Tickets start from CAD 11.50 with day family passes costing just CAD 45

A picture of a man with his hands up in the pool

Tickets start from CAD 11.50 with day family passes costing just CAD 45.

Usain Bolt Oslo IAAF

Competing in the 200m, the final event on the programme, Bolt provided the only meeting record of the night, sending the capacity crowd home happy that they had witnessed a historic performance.

Podium at the VISTA 2013 Conference in Bonn, Germany

All presentations from this year’s edition of the VISTA conference are now available online.

UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup

The second stage of the UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup will challenge 250 athletes this weekend in Segovia, Spain.

Podium at the VISTA 2013 Conference in Bonn, Germany

All presentations from this year’s edition of the VISTA conference are now available online.

The british doubles team (Shuker/Whiley) plays at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

The third wheelchair tennis Grand Slam event of this year will take place from 5-7 July.