PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

2013 IPC Swimming World Championships

Ahead of Montreal 2013, members of the Italian team heading to Canada see the World Champs as their first step on the road to Rio 2016.

2013 IPC Swimming World Championships

Après les championnats du monde d'athlétisme, Montréal, au Canada, présente les championnats du monde de natation du CIP de 2013 qui seront retransmis en direct à ParalympicSport.TV.

2013 IPC Swimming World Championships

A formidable Chinese team is entered to the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships, all medalists from London 2012.

2013 IPC Swimming World Championships

2013 IPC Swimming World Championships

Following on from athletics World Champs, Montreal, Canada is hosting the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships which will be livestreamed on ParalympicSport.TV.

Boccia

Paralympic medallists from Canada and Parapans stars from Argentina, Colombia and Mexico highlight the field.

The 2013 competition will be a benchmark for the event, as a record 14 sports will be contested in Malaysia.

Wheelchair Tennis

The top-eight ranked men’s and women’s players will all partake in the event in New York.

Cycling

Arguably the biggest rivalry in para-cycling just began brewing and should already be in full gear by this month’s Road World Championships.

Athletics

Nominees for IPC Athlete of the Month include: Mandy Francois-Elie, Alan Fonteles Oliveira, Walid Ktila, Brent Lakatos, Raymond Martin and Tatyana McFadden.

Swimming

With six World and four regional Championships, and major winter sport events, August will be a busy month for para-sport.

Wheelchair Rugby

The IWRF European Wheelchair Rugby Championships will take place from 12-17 August in Antwerp, Belgium.

Alan Dickson, a former President of CPISRA is currently a member of the IPC's Governing Board and has been since 2005.

Fundraising dinner to be held at Gilze-Rijen airbase, the Netherlands, in aid of the Agitos Foundation and with support of the Royal Air Force.

Powerlifting

Nigeria’s Ivory Nwokorie, Iraq’s Huda Ali and Moldova's Stefan Rosca and Verginiu Arapu have committed anti-doping rule violations.

Boccia

Take a look at four of the world’s top boccia players as they compete at their regional tournaments this season.

Iran

The Asian Youth Para-Games will take place from 26-30 October and are expected to draw nearly 2,500 athletes from 42 different countries.

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

Athletes from 56 nations visited the Ottobock workshop at the IPC Athletics World Championships, where 307 repairs were completed.

Para Ice Hockey

Russia have gone from not having an ice sledge hockey programme just a few years ago to being on the world’s biggest stage in their own country.

Table Tennis

Athletes from South Korea, Great Britain, China and Indonesia made headlines at the Korea Para-Table Tennis Open Championships.