PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Slovenia Open draws strong competition ahead of Rio
The top para-table tennis stars get to test themselves ahead of September’s Paralympic Games.
Goalball Paralympic test event set for Rio
The Rio 2016 Goalball Test Event will take place in the Future Arena from 4-5 May 2016.
Sport week: Classification in goalball
Athletes are assigned to three sport classes and have to wear eyeshades to ensure fair competition.
The IPC tightens rules to clamp down on boosting
With immediate effect any athlete found with systolic blood pressure reading of over 160mmHg at a competition will not be allowed to compete on health grounds.
Australia’s Cain wins with the last shot in Szczecin
Cain defeated three-time Paralympian Michael Johnson in the R4 competition by 0.1 points.
Youngsters come to the fore at swimming Euros
There were also two more Asian records at the Open Championships on Tuesday (3 May) in Funchal, Portugal.
Ryabova takes down 50m freestyle S10 world record
Two European and one Asian record also fell on day three of the swimming European Open in Funchal, Portugal.
Sport Week: Introduction to goalball
The sport will make its 11th Paralympic appearance at Rio 2016.
Teams set for football 5 Euro Challenge Cup
Six national teams will be taking the field on the second edition of this event, which will start on 3 May in Thessaloniki, Greece.
Music Monday with Great Britain’s Hannah Cockroft
The T34 Paralympic, world and European champion shares her favourites songs.