PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Argentina

Americas Paralympic Committee will hold elections on 18 October, with seven nominations for six candidates.

Para Ice Hockey

After a pair of Games in Hamburg last weekend, Sweden and Germany are set to battle for the last three ice sledge hockey spots at Sochi 2014.

USA

The three-time Paralympic wheelchair basketball player will be up for election on 24 November in Athens, Greece.

Para Ice Hockey

The American star forward makes his picks for who will finish among the top three at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament.

Blind Football

Find out why Brazil’s Jefferson da Conceicao Goncalves, France’s Frederic Villeroux, Spain’s Antonio Martin and Argentina’s Silvio Vela are top stars.

Wheelchair Tennis

The Japanese public and 2020 Games host city got a glimpse of wheelchair tennis at the Davis Cup from Shingo Kunieda and Sabine Ellerbrock.

Triathlon

Australia’s Bill Chaffey won the closest race, but it was Great Britain that left the Paratriathlon World Championships atop the medal count.

Sitting Volleyball

The top two men’s finishers and top women’s finishers will qualify for next year’s World Championships.

A cash sponsorship of RM132,940 has been handed over to the Paralympic Council of Malaysia for next month’s event.

Athletics

Shelley Woods, David Weir and Jonnie Peacock all triumph in Great Britain over the weekend despite poor weather conditions.

Para Ice Hockey

The Japanese ice sledge hockey team will try to make the Paralympic Winter Games again after winning silver at Vancouver 2010.

Athletics

The 100m T44 will be included in this weekend’s Great North City Games in Newcastle, Great Britain, which will be aired live on BBC 1.

Table Tennis

The 25-year-old British table tennis star gets his inspiration from his mother, who has the same disability as him.

Triathlon

Australia’s Bill Chaffey, France’s Yannick Bourseaux, USA’s Melissa Stockwell and Great Britain’s Jane Eagan are all looking to defend their world titles.

The new list of prohibited substances and methods will be made public on October 1 and will take effect on January 1.

Athletics

Marathon runner begins 29th out of 40 marathons in quest to raise 1 million GBP for charity.

Former swimmer Scott Field sits on the IPC Classification Committee and believes that all athletes should take the time to take part in the current Classification Code Review.

Judo

Find out why Antonio Tenorio, Carmen Herrera Gomez, Jorge Hierrezuelo Marcillis, Dartanyon Crockett, Gwang-Geun Choi and Afag Sultanova are ones to watch.

Para dance sport

Six of seven events at the 2013 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport Continents Cup in Moscow, Russia are won by Ukraine and the host nation.

Para Ice Hockey

Women’s ice sledge hockey players are trying to grow the sport in hopes of one day adding it to the Paralympic Winter Games programme.