PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Daring Duric to begin his road to Rio at Eindhoven 2014
Slovenia’s double world champion Darko ‘Dare’ Duric has set out his master plan for winning his first Paralympic gold medal, and the road to Rio begins at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships.
Australia, Spain, Turkey and USA make semi-finals
Last four decided at IWBF men's World Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Incheon, Korea.
National Paralympic Day extends across Great Britain
Saturday 30 August will mark National Paralympic Day in Great Britain with many great events planned.
“I’m in the form of my life,” warns Low ahead of Swansea 2014
German confident of success at August’s IPC Athletics European Championships
Teams prepare for knockout stages in Incheon
The quater finalists will go head-to-head on Saturday in the IWBF men's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship
NPC Belgium appoint Rio 2016 selection committee
Retired Paralympic and Olympic athletes incuded on selection panel.
Great Britain maintain unbeaten record at 2014 worlds
The European champions are the only unbeaten side left as the 2014 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships reaches the quarter finals.
Paralympics New Zealand make para-cycling appointment
Dale MacDonald appointed National Development Co-ordinator
Three unbeaten at 2014 World Wheelchair Basketball champs
Reigning Champions Australia, Great Britain and Spain all maintain their unbeaten records as the second group phase reaches its penultimate stage.
Skelhon aims for two world titles in Suhl
The only thing missing from Great Britain’s Matt Skelhon’s trophy cabinet is a world title and he heads to the 2014 IPC Shooting Worlds targeting not one but two gold medals.
IPC releases new Classification Code for consultation
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) invites feedback on the first draft of a new Classification Code, due for publication in 2017.
USA name team for 2014 Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Champs
Paralympic gold medallists Jessica Long and Brad Synder will compete in the largest team the USA has sent to a major international event.
Ireland announce team of five for swimming Euros
Paralympians and newcomers make up Irish swimmers hopeful of podium finishes at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, from 4-10 August.
French team named for Swansea 2014
France have named a squad of 20 athletes and three guides for August’s IPC Athletics European Championships in Swansea, Great Britain, and it includes a number of world and Paralympic champions.
2014 European para-canoe Championships to break records.
A record number of athletes are competing from over 20 European countries at the 2014 European para-canoe Championships in Brandenburg, Germany.
USA defeated, as three still unbeaten at worlds
Italy inflicted a first defeat on the USA, as Spain, Great Britain and Australia maintain their unbeaten records at the 2014 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships.
Channel 4 continues para-sport commitment in summer 2014
Channel 4 is set to broadcast a host of major para-sport events this summer - following the broadcaster’s unparalleled coverage of Sochi 2014, the biggest ever UK TV commitment to a Paralympic Winter Games, and two years on from its ground-breaking, BAFTA winning coverage of the 2012 Paralympic Games.
Bid Cities Shortlisted for 2022 Paralympic Winter Games
The 2022 Paralympic Winter Games will be held in either Beijing, Almaty or Oslo following Monday’s (7 July) IOC Executive Board decision
Wimbledon wheelchair tennis doubles titles decided
Defending champions claim the men’s title whilst Whiley and Kamiji win their third women’s Grand Slam title of 2014
Toni Piispanen sits up to target 400m gold in Swansea
Finnish wheelchair racer Toni Piispanen will enter August’s IPC Athletics European Championships as the Paralympic champion and world-record holder in the 100m T51 sprint, but has arguably made as many adjustments to his training this season as any other racer on the track.