PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Tom Aggar

Nominations for World Rowing’s annual awards will remain open through 30 September.

Finland's Petri Posio and Erkki Miinala block the ball during their gold-medal match at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. After winning Paralympic gold, the Finnish squad will now host the 2014 World Championships.

Espoo, Finland will host the 2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships, hoping to draw a similar atmosphere to London 2012.

Chris Bond

The No. 2 wheelchair rugby team defeated the world’s top squad and will play again in the Wheelchair Rugby Tri-Nations final.

APC election candidates 2013

Americas Paralympic Committee will hold elections on 18 October, with seven nominations for six candidates.

Germany Sweden Ice Sledge Hockey

After a pair of Games in Hamburg last weekend, Sweden and Germany are set to battle for the last three ice sledge hockey spots at Sochi 2014.

A picture of a group portrait

The three-time Paralympic wheelchair basketball player will be up for election on 24 November in Athens, Greece.

Josh Pauls

The American star forward makes his picks for who will finish among the top three at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament.

Frederic Villeroux

Find out why Brazil’s Jefferson da Conceicao Goncalves, France’s Frederic Villeroux, Spain’s Antonio Martin and Argentina’s Silvio Vela are top stars.

A picture of a man in a wheelchair playing tennis

The Japanese public and 2020 Games host city got a glimpse of wheelchair tennis at the Davis Cup from Shingo Kunieda and Sabine Ellerbrock.

Bill Chaffey

Australia’s Bill Chaffey won the closest race, but it was Great Britain that left the Paratriathlon World Championships atop the medal count.