Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Agitos at London

A total of 31 nominations have been approved by the IPC for 28 candidates.

Marlou van Rhijn development camp

Dutch Paralympic and two-time world champion travels to the Caribbean island as part of efforts to develop para-sport.

Lis Lihme

The volunteers, commentators and Danish chef d’equipe at the European Para-Dressage Championships were all there for a reason.

Great Britain wheelchair curling team

Gregor Ewan, Tom Killin, Aileen Neilson and Bob McPherson will make up Great Britain’s wheelchair curling team in Sochi.

Erik Horrie

Australia’s Erik Horrie and Russia’s Natalia Bolsakova won the men’s and women’s singles sculls events at the World Rowing Championships.

2013 world rowing championships venue

The 2013 World Rowing Championships run from 25 August to 1 September in Chungiu, South Korea. A total of 40 crews are competing from 17 countries.

France and Australia rowing

Heats from day one see teams from Russia, Brazil, Norway, Israel, Australia France and the USA advance to the finals.

Grade 1a Freestyle gold medallist Sophie Christiansen (GBR), celebrating with compatriot Anne Dunham who took silver and bronze medallist Sara Morganti (ITA), at the JYSK FEI European Para-Dressage Championships in Herning (DEN).

Great Britain was once again the main winner on the final day of the JYSK FEI European Para-Dressage Championships in Herning, Denmark yesterday.

Dubai 2014 logo

Athletes can enter the competition to be held in Dubai from today (26 August) until 30 November, 2013.

Adam Hall in action

Home racers Corey Peters and Adam Hall amongst medallists at Mount Hutt.

Ernst van Dyk

USA top medals table, followed by Italy and Germany.

Dmitry Lisov and Ilya Volkov

Sochi to welcome 67 ice sledge hockey players from four countries for test event tournament - Russia, Canada, the Czech Republic and Norway.

Oksana Masters and Rob Jones

Oksana Masters and team mate Rob Jones compete in the 2013 World Rowing Championships this week as Masters eyes a nordic skiing debut at Sochi 2014.

Team GB para-dressage

Great Britain dominate over two days alongside Austria and Germany.

Alla Lysenko

United Nations Secretary-General amongst guests who welcome 75 countries to Chungju, Korea for the start of the 2013 World Rowing Championships.

Angelika Trabert

Grade II and III both see upsets at competition in Herning, Denmark.

Mark Colbourne

Paralympian retires from Great Britain's para-cycling team.

Pepo Puch

Austria’s Pepo Puch and Great Britain’s Sophie Wells starred on the first day of the JYSK FEI European Para-Dressage Championships.

A picture of a sport arena from outside

Coaches and players show members of the media equipment and how to play ice sledge hockey.