PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Para Ice Hockey

Novi Sad, Serbia will host the 2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey B Pool World Championships from 12-17 November.

Wheelchair Fencing

London 2012 will be Chan Yui Chong's third Paralympic Games, and she is looking to add to her medal haul that already includes five Paralympic golds and one silver.

Cycling

The month of July included major international tournaments across various summer sports that allowed athletes to fine tune their performances heading into the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Para Ice Hockey

Novi Sad, Serbia will host the 2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey B Pool World Championships from 12-17 November.

The IPC website will feature a groundbreaking new video player to live stream more than 780 hours of sporting action from the London 2012 Games.

Goalball

In the last major Goalball competition before London 2012, Finland came out on top, followed by Sweden and Lithuania.

Summer Sports

The public can still purchase their tickets to see 4,200 athletes from 165 countries compete at the second largest sporting event in the world.

Wheelchair Fencing

Here’s a list of 12 interesting things you should know about Wheelchair Fencing at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

IPC President Sir Philip Craven received the 2012 Global Sports Development (GSD) Humanitarian Award at London's Globe Theatre.

Blind Football

Despite coming fourth at the last European and World Championships, Great Britain’s Football 5-a-side team have set their sights on gold in London.

Swimming

Ahead of London 2012, the IPC has launched new-look websites for four sports it acts as the international federation for – IPC Athletics, IPC Powerlifting, IPC Shooting and IPC Swimming.

Blind Football

Making amends for some of the omissions in her last blog (50 Tips on who to follow at the London 2012 Paralympics), the IPC’s Natalia Dannenberg gives the low-down on the British Football 5-a-Side team.

Athletics

New Websites Launched for Four IPC Summer Sports

Goalball

The Malmo Men’s InterCup in Sweden this weekend will be the last chance for teams to hone their skills before the Paralympic Games.

Blind Football

After failing to make the podium at Beijing 2008, Spain’s Football 5-a-Side team is ready to show the world why they are the home for the sport.

Blind Football

As the only nation to have ever won Football 5-a-Side gold at the Paralympics, Brazil is looking to strike gold for a third straight Games in London.

Asia

Iran's Siamand Rahman, who can lift the equivalent of two baby elephants, has set his priorities for London 2012.

Panama

As part of the IPC's digital strategy to develop a greater online presence for its members, it launched official websites for the National Paralympic Committees of Cameroon and Panama.

Wheelchair Rugby

The final London 2012 Wheelchair Rugby schedule was announced this week, with Australia and USA expecting to be the favourites.

Sochi 2014

The newly signed agreement ensures the Paralympic Games will be held in the same city ast the Olympics through 2020.