PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Joann Formosa

London 2012 Paralympic champion Joann Farmosa dominated the Grade IB competition in Sydney.

Joachim Gerard

The men’s singles competition on the opening day of the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters was full of surprises in California.

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The African Paralympic Committee came together ahead of next year’s General Assembly and Conference for the region.

Goalball China X Iran - London 2012

A detailed world ranking system has been implemented to decide who the best goalball teams are on a month-to-month basis.

Algerian Flag

With a first-place finish at the IWBF African Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Championships, Algeria qualified for next year’s World Championships.

Panfeng Feng

Nominees for the IPC Athlete of the Month award include: Robert Davies, Panfeng Feng, Natascha Hiltrop, Witsanu Huadpradit, Jonas Jacobsson and Seung-Hwan Jung.

France's Stephane Houdet, left, defeated Shingo Kunieda for the 2013 Roland Garros men's singles titles, and just hours later partnered with him to win the doubles title.

Shingo Kunieda, Jiske Griffioen and David Wagner will try to defend their titles at the final major wheelchair tennis event of the year.

Chinese powerlifter Yujiao Tan

China’s Yujiao Tan was one of four athletes to smash world records on day three of the 2013 IPC Powerlifting Asian Open Championships, a key event on the road to Rio.

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The 2014 BISFed Boccia World Championships are expected to showcase 180 athletes from 30 countries.

Ali Jawad

Nigeria and Great Britain set new world records on day two of the 2013 IPC Powerlifting Asian Open Championships.