PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Aaron Tire

Ireland will be joined by the Netherlands, Scotland and the USA at the Dublin Gathering football 7-a-side tournament.

A picture of a swimming pool

Saturday 4 May markes 100 days to go until 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships

Motivation Racing Wheelchair

Motivation UK’s Chris Rushman, and Simone Oehler, the head of the testing department at IPC Worldwide Partner Ottobock, presented at the second day of the conference.

Channel 4 video screen grab

Channel 4 and British Paralympic Association pick up major awards in front of 1,750 guests

A picture of man celebrating his victory

The Open Caixa Loterias Athletics and Swimming event took place in Sao Paulo, where Alan Oliveira broke his own 100m T44 Brazilian record.

Mikhail Ivanov

The public now has until 12:00 (CEST) on 8 May to vote for the winner.

Romain Noble

The French delegation recorded five first-place finishes in Montreal, Canada.

Burundi national competition

Following on from Agitos Foundation development camps, Burundi hosted a national competition for sitting volleyball and goalball.

Aquatics Centre

Les essais olympiques et paralympiques de natation ont été nommés la meilleure compétition canadienne dans la province.