PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Gambia

African nation signs important convention to secure the future of para-sport, following extensive work by the Gambian National Paralympic Committee.

2013 IPC Swimming World Championships

Champion swimmer balances international wins with love of wheelchair rugby, as he prepares to compete at his third World Championships for New Zealand.

Powerlifting

The 2013 IPC Powerlifting Asian Championships scheduled for 8-15 July in Gwangju, Korea, have cancelled.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has received a record number of entries for the 2013 Paralympic Sport Awards which will be presented in November in Athens, Greece, recognising achievements for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Croatia

The Charter of the Republic of Croatia recognised the achievements of NPC Croatia and the country’s Paralympians.

Wheelchair Rugby

The two squads from Canada and Great Britain stole the spotlight at the 2013 Metro Cup in Warsaw, Poland.

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

With the IPC Athletics World Championships coming up in Lyon, France, here are some lines to chat up that one special person.

Ecuador

Eight sports will be featured at the 4th Inas Global Games in September 2015.

Wheelchair Basketball

Turkey recorded a big win against Italy in the women’s preliminary round of the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships.

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.