PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Lyon 2013 - Day five preview
French favourites Mandy Francois-Elie and Marie-Amelie le Fur, as well as Belgium’s Marieke Vervoort and Canada’s Michelle Stilwell will be in action.

Czech sledge team not getting any younger for Sochi
Ahead of the Sochi 2014 Test Event, the Czech Republic’s ice sledge hockey team realise the next Paralympics could be their last together as a core group.

Football 7-a-side Intercontinental Cup draws top teams
Sixteen teams will fight for eight World Championship qualification spots on the pitch in Barcelona, Spain.
Lyon 2013 - day six athlete quotes
Read what the athletes had to say after they came off the track and field

Lyon 2013 - Day five evening review
Mandy Francois-Elie brought the home crowd to its feet at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France.

Lyon 2013 - Day six morning review
South Africa's Ilse Hayes won the long jump F13 and Canada's Michelle Stilwell claimed gold in the 800m T52 race at the IPC Athletics World Championships.

Agitos Foundation 4x100m media race to highlight Lyon
Paralympians and Olympians to come out of retirement for big race

Peacock-Browne rivalry growing para-athletics
The USA's Richard Browne said winning gold over Great Britain's Jonnie Peacock in the 100m T44 sprint final would be a dream come true.

Promising Irish team heading to Montreal
Six athletes, all from London 2012, return to international competition at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Champs.

USA announce Sochi 2014 ice sledge hockey roster
Steve Cash, Josh Pauls and Taylor Chace are among the names who made it on to the USA’s roster for Sochi 2014.

Anti-doping outreach booth set up at Lyon 2013
The IPC is educating athletes, coaches, staff and NPCs about anti-doping at the IPC Athletics World Championships.

Sixty-two riders confirmed for equestrian Euros
The ECCO FEI European Para-Equestrian Championships will take place in August in Denmark.

Lyon 2013 - Day four evening review
Great Britain's Jonnie Peacock defeated the USA's Richard Browne in a much-anticipated 100m T44 sprint showdown.
Four teams to play in Sochi’s ice sledge hockey Test Event
Russia, Canada, Czech Republic and Norway will all take part in the International Ice Sledge Hockey “4 Nations” Tournament.
Lyon 2013 - Day five morning session review
There was a pile-up in the women's 800m T52 final at the IPC Athletics World Championships, resulting in a disqualifcation for Belgium's Marieke Vervoort.

Lyon 2013 - Day three afternoon session review
France won their first gold medal at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in the women's 200m T37 sprint.

Canada’s Stiles aims for 2015 football 7-a-side Worlds bid
Canada’s football 7-a-side team offered Trevor Stiles a second chance, now he’d like to return the favour by helping them qualify for the World Championships.

Lyon 2013 - Day five athlete quotes
Here's what the athletes had to say during day five of the IPC Athletics World Championships

Day two preview – Lyon 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships
Sunday will see 25 medal events contested.

IWBF U23 Worlds schedule released
The IWBF Under-23 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships will take place in September in Adana, Turkey.