PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Iran

UN Special Advsior Wilfried Lemke met with NPC Iran to discuss the organisation’s successes and development initiatives.

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

Brazilian Paralympic champion Alan Fonteles Oliveira is targeting world records in France at the IPC Athletics World Championships.

Poland

Slawomir Okoniewski suspended for three months for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation.

Wheelchair Basketball

Inge Huitzing’s 24-point performance helped the Netherlands’ women’s wheelchair basketball team take the European title this year.

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

Eighty-six of the 98 countires competing at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships will arrive in the city on Monday (15 July).

London 2012

Sporting events consultancy appointed to carry out a strategic, independant review of London 2012.

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

Brazilian world and Paralympic champion wants to go faster than ever before.

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

German smashes Australian's world record ahead of world title showdown on 26 July

Judo

Jorge Hierrezuelo Marcillis won the men’s -90kg category at both the IBSA Parapan American Championships and USA Judo International Championships.

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

Hannah Cockroft’s father on what it was like for him seeing his daughter win gold at London 2012, and what has changed going into Lyon 2013.

Equestrian

A small group of Australian dressage riders are spending the summer in Europe to prepare for major international equestrian events.

The latest edition features the vicious cycle of athlete funding on the road to Rio 2016, as well as a preview of major summer sporting events.

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

1,100 athletes from 99 countries set to compete in 207 medal events and media and broadcasters from 25 countries will provide coverage.

Athletics

Four Paralympic champions hope to bring more titles back to Tunisia from the IPC Athletics World Championships.

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

• 1,100 athletes from 99 countries set to compete in 207 medal events• Media and broadcasters from 25 countries will cover the event

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

In the first of nine event previews for the IPC Athletics World Championships, the men’s 5,000m T54 will offer a glimpse of wheelchair racing’s future.

Athletics

The biggest battle on the field in Lyon is expected to be between Great Britain’s Dan Greaves and the USA’s Jeremy Campbell in the discus F44.

Swimming

Young newcomer to the New Zealand swimming team has his sights set high for Montreal, which will be his first major international competition.

Wheelchair Tennis

Nine of the world’s top 10 men’s players will compete in the wheelchair tennis British Open from 16-21 July.

Athletics

Belgian aiming to topple world No. 1 over 100m and 200m in Lyon.