PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Blake Leeper

World records tumble as World Championships edge closer.

Nazmiye Muslu

Turkey’s Nazmiye Muslu spoke to Paralympic.org after winning gold with a world-record lift at the IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships.

Kazuhiro Takahashi

The IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Paralympic Qualification Tournament will be Japan’s last chance at trying to qualify for Sochi 2014.

A picture of a man on the starting block

American Leeper is looking to deprive Peacock of victory at home.

Canada ice sledge hockey team

50 athlete and coach pairings receive $8,000 to help fuel their sport dreams.

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Daniel Dias competing

Paralympic champions line up ahead of World Champs in August.

Patrick Ardon

France’s Patrick Ardon and Souhad Ghazouani both will be strong medal hopefuls at this week’s IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships in Aleksin, Russia.

David Weir - London 2012

BAFTA winners to screen World Championships, Grand Prix Final and Anniversary Games

Nazmiye Muslu

Here’s a breakdown of what to watch each day at this week’s 2013 IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships in Aleksin, Russia.