PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Equestrian

The IPC and FEI’s Ones to Watch list for equestrian includes: Sophie Christiansen, Lee Pearson, Pepo Puch and Laurentia Tan.

Wheelchair Tennis

Germany’s Sabine Ellerbrock took over the top spot from the Netherlands’ Aniek van Koot in the women’s wheelchair tennis singles rankings.

Wheelchair Basketball

Italy and Turkey’s men’s teams and France’s women’s team pulled off big victories at the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships.

Athletics

Germany’s star sprinter reacts to comments made about who has the most pressure in the men’s T42 sprint class for the IPC Athletics World Championships.

Nominees for Athlete of the Month include: Sabine Ellerbrock, Alan Fonteles Oliveira, Jose Macedo, Marlou van Rhijn and Alex Zanardi.

Wheelchair Basketball

The Dutch men’s and women’s teams shone on the third day of the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships.

Wheelchair Tennis

Japan won both the men’s and women’s singles titles at the BNP Paribas Open.

Wheelchair Basketball

Germany's women's team, and men's teams from the Netherlands, Italy and Great Britain all won their openers at the Wheelchair Basketabll European Championships.

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

The Paralympic champion ran a 10.90, sending a clear message out to his rivals ahead of the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.

2013 IPC Swimming World Championships

British swimmers set multiple records and lifetime bests ahead of August's IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal.

Table Tennis

Paralympian Melissa Tapper will compete against the best able-bodied table tennis players in the Oceania region.

Wheelchair Basketball

Turkey’s women’s wheelchair basketball team can use the IWBF European Wheelchair Basketball Championships as their first step toward Paralympic qualification.

Athletics

32 athletes announced after vying for position at national championships.

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

With less than a month to go until the World Championships in Lyon, athletes will get one final chance to scope out their competition at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final this weekend.

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

With less than a month to go until the World Championships in Lyon, athletes will get one final chance to scope out their competition at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final this weekend.

USA

All nominees in the Best Male and Best Female Athlete with a Disability categories are Paralympians this year.

Wheelchair Rugby

Eight squads will battle it out in Warsaw this weekend.

Athletics

Weir speaks ahead of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix final this weekend and the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games in July.

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

Squad is headlined by World Champion Jeffrey Ige as well as young hopefuls beginning their road to Rio 2016.

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

Coach Mario Poletti is confident of team success at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.