PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Brazil

Brazil’s IPC Governing Board Member will participate on the IOC Co-ordination Commission to help ensure a successful 2020 Games.

Argentina

The Opening Ceremony of the Youth Parapan American Games drew government officials and 600 athletes in Argentina.

Powerlifting

30 new referees in total allows for greater development in the region.

Wheelchair Rugby

World No. 1 USA and No. 3 Canada are favoured to make the gold-medal game at this week’s Americas Championship in wheelchair rugby.

Para Ice Hockey

Great Britain’s Gary Farmer hopes to anchor No. 6-seeded Great Britain at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament.

Athletics

The USA’s Tatyana McFadden and South Africa’s Ernst Van Dyk scooped up Chicago Marathon titles over the weekend.

Para Ice Hockey

What you need to know about Japan before the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament, which takes place from 20-26 October in Torino, Italy.

Para Ice Hockey

What you need to know about Great Britain before the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament, which takes place from 20-26 October in Torino, Italy.

Rio 2016

48 athletes and relay team with potential to medal at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games to receive support from governing body in 2013-14.

Alpine Skiing

Reigning world champion aims to be back on the slopes just one month before Sochi, after injury strikes again in first part of the season.

Para Ice Hockey

Canada will host Japan, Russia and the USA from 1-7 December at the MasterCard Centre.

Alpine Skiing

My journey to Sochi 2014 started when I picked up my skis as a little two and a half year old kid on the slopes.

Shooting

Find out the top storylines to follow at the upcoming IPC Shooting European Championships this month.

Wheelchair Basketball

The competition has been moved from Egypt to Angola due to political instability in the region.

Shooting

Spanish shooter Juan Saavedra is confident he can convert his London 2012 silver-medal performance into gold at the 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships in Alicante, Spain, starting 20 October.

Sochi 2014

One to Watch Amy Purdy will be amongst the first snowboarders making their Paralympic debut from March 7.

Sochi 2014

14 of the world's best skiiers have been listed as medal hopes for Sochi as the 2013/14 season progresses.

Biathlon

12 Nordic skiiers to look out for this season and into the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Alpine Skiing

Mein Weg nach Sochi begann als ich als ich m it zweieinhalb zum ersten Mal auf Skiern stand.

Table Tennis

Newly crowned European champion Peter Rosenmeier will have the chance to return to his home soil to defend his title.