PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

2013 IPC Swimming World Championships

In his second blog for Paralympic.org, Canadian world and Paralympic champion, Benoit Huot, talks about who will be his strongest competitors at the World Championships in less than four weeks time.

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

African nation send three athletes to Lyon following the Agitos Foundation 2013 Athletics Technical Courses in Nairobi.

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

Illness prevented Australian from training in the lead up to Lyon, but he is optimistic he can add the longer sprint to his 100m and 200m world titles.

Canada

Mascots are an important ambassador for the Games and a playful way to engage and inspire kids to get active and involved.

2013 IPC Swimming World Championships

Les athlètes de renommée internationale Benoit Huot et Valérie Grand'Maison, qui prendront part à la journée d'activités le 13 août, préconisent le sport propre.

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

Dutch 'Blade Babe' looking to add world titles to last year's Paralympic success

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

Great Britain’s Richard Whitehead was disqualified from the 200m T42 at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix, but he is plotting his comeback at the World Champs.

Wheelchair Basketball

Take a look back at five of the biggest things that the 2013 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships showed us.

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

What happens when the world’s fastest female amputee takes on the host nation’s heroine at the IPC Athletics World Championships?

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

Will Australia’s Brad Scott or Tunisia’s Mohamed Charmi pull off a surprise or is Ireland’s Michael McKillop a sure bet for gold at the IPC Athletics World Championships?

The IPC is hoping to enhance audiovisual coverage of para-sport across broadcast networks during the next four years.

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

The 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships begin on Friday, where some of the biggest names in para-athletics will be hoping to add World titles to their medals from London 2012.

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

The IPC’s Editorial Co-ordinator takes a look beyond the names on the stat sheet heading into the IPC Athletics World Championships.

Athletics

Two veterans on the track – Belgium’s Marieke Vervoort and Canada’s Michelle Stilwell – will sprint to the finish at the IPC Athletics World Championships.

2013 IPC Swimming World Championships

Paralympic and World Champions from Canada, Brazil, Great Britain and the USA put their names to anti-doping day at IPC Swimming World Champs.

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

Eight Paralympic medallists part of team sent to Lyon 2013.

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

Brazil

Andrew Parsons currently serves as a Member at Large of the IPC Governing Board.

Football 7-a-side

This month’s Intercontinental Cup will serve as a qualification tournament for the CPISRA Football 7-a-Side World Championships.

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

Italian Assunta Legnante sets season's best in shot put ahead of World Champs and aims for a podium in the discus.