PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Preview: Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games para-swimming events
Cowdrey, Freney, Hynd and Pascoe amongst the star names set to compete in the Commonwealth Games

Slovakian Vadovicova optimistic despite injury
Double European champion Veronika Vadovicova has revealed that despite a knee injury, she feels on track to win her first ever world title.

Preview: What to watch on the second day of the IPC Shooting World Championships
After an exciting first day, more of the sport's top stars start their world title campaigns on Sunday (20 June) in Suhl, Germany.

Jacobsson takes world title with final shot in Suhl
Sweden's Jonas Jacobsson took his 18th world title, as Vadovicova and Kovalchuk also topped the podium on the first day of the IPC Shooting World Championships.

IPC Shooting World Championships open in Suhl
IPC Governing Board Member John Petersson opened the biggest IPC Shooting World Championships on record.

Lapthorne beats world No.1 Wagner to reach British Open final
British world No.3 defeats Wagner for sixth time in his career to reach quads final.

Jacobsson speaks on evolution of shooting on eve of Suhl
Multiple Paralympic and world champion Jonas Jacobsson has been shooting for over thirty years and gives his reflections on the progress of the sport ahead of the start of competition at the biggest ever IPC Shooting World Championships.

US Paralympics 2014-15 alpine skiing national team nominated
US Paralympics has announced that 19 athletes have been nominated to the 2014-15 U.S. Paralympics alpine skiing national team.

Sochi 2014 hero Roman Petushkov wins major award
Six-time Sochi 2014 gold medallist is the 2014 winner of the Juan Antonio Samaranch IOC Disabled Athlete Award.

Official Swansea 2014 song released with one month to go
Children from across the city of Swansea have provided the inspirational words for the official Swansea 2014 song, released to mark one month until the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships begin.

PyeongChang 2018 launches construction of ice venues
The Gangneung Coastal Cluster will host ice sledge hockey and wheelchair curling at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games

Suhl 2014: Top rifle shooters to follow
The world’s best shooters will line-up at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships, with competition starting on Saturday 19 July.

Defending champion Gerard falls at British Open
Top four seeds in the men’s, women’s and quad singles all make the semi-finals in Nottingham

Star London 2012 medallists return to Paralympic pool for National Paralympic Day
Paralympic gold medallist Jessica-Jane Applegate will be amongst 12 London 2012 medallists who will return to compete in home water for the first time since the London Games on Saturday 30 August as part of National Paralympic Day in Great Britain.

Finn Minna Leinonen aims to complete trophy cabinet at Suhl 2014
Minna Leinonen has a medal from all major internationals, including a gold from Athens 2004, but is yet to win a World title and is lining up at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships to set that record straight.

British Open: McCarroll and Domori cause upsets
Great Britains Marc McCarroll and Japan’s Kanako Domori caused an upset on day two (16 July) at the 25th British Open

New Paralympic pin badges arrive in Japan
Japanese medal winners proudly show off their new pins following success at Sochi 2014.

Josh Sweeney and Declan Farmer win awards at The 2014 ESPYS
Duo from the gold medal winning USA ice sledge hockey team recognised together with Jamie Whitmore at prestigious awards in Los Angeles.

Alpine skiing experts gather to talk classification
A number of athletes, coaches, classifiers, academics and representatives of IPC Alpine Skiing met in Barcelona, Spain, to discuss the ongoing development of a sport specific classification system for alpine skiing.

Suhl 2014: Top pistol shooters to look out for
A total of 265 athletes from 53 countries will line up at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships from 18-23 July.