PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Tatyana McFadden

The American wheelchair racer turned cross-country skier looks back at reuniting her two families in Russia, where she won a silver medal.

Amalia Perez Ones to Watch main picture

ChangeMakers: Efren Andres Galvan Rangel decided to establish his own website and Facebook page to keep Mexicans informed about para-sport in their own language.

Sport 4 Socialisation Zimbabwe

An innovative project, Sport 4 Socialisation, uses sport to break down barriers and perceptions of ability in Zimbabwe.

Football for all in Vietnam

ChangeMakers: Ngo Huu Ky Phong shows how an accessible football project is helping Vietnamese children to develop skills as well as character.

Professional ChangeMaker

ChangeMakers: Namibian Ambrose Trust Mutongomanya was inspired by his experience of volunteering within para-sport to make a difference through his company when in full-time work.

Ricardo Costa de Oliveira of Brasil

Athletes from six different sports participated in a team camp in Limerick in preparation for the next Paralympic Games.

Wheelchair tennis Yemen

ChangeMakers: The International Tennis Federation conducted a study of it’s development fund and found that wheelchair tennis leads to ‘numerous’ psychological and social benefits.

Nepal para-table tennis

ChangeMakers: One Nepalese citizen decided to use para-table tennis as way of raising awareness of para-sport and impairments through a new national association.

Souhad Ghazouani

With just under one week to go until the biggest IPC Powerlifting World Championships in history, the second of a two part guide featuring the biggest male and female lifts of 2013 could indicate some faces to watch from 5-11 April.

Team Zaryen Haiti

ChangeMakers: ‘Team Zaryen’ football and wheelchair basketball teams provide a way for those injured in the 2010 Haiti earthquake to participate in sport and move forward together.