Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A picture of a powerlifter on a bench competing

The biggest international powerlifting meet since the London 2012 Paralympics, the 2013 IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships will run from 22-26 May in Aleksin, Russia.

52nd Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Sports Conference

The Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) and Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) are looking to enhance coverage of the Asian Para-Games and Asian Youth Para-Games.

Gary Messett

Ireland defeated the Netherlands for first place at the 2013 Dublin Gathering, and Scotland took third place.

A picture of a olympic stadium from inside

The medals for the next Paralympic Winter Games will be revealed on 30 May.

Football 7-a-side

Austria are hoping to establish a football 7-a-side team in time for next year’s European Championships.

Pavlos Mamalos

Greece’s Pavlos Mamalos has built quite a following heading into next week’s IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships in Aleksin, Russia.

Blake Leeper and Jarryd Wallace

Big American names set to compete in Arizona this weekend.

Empty image

American wheelchair rugby player Chuck Aoki wants to know what you think about able-bodied people involved in the Paralympic Movement.

Fiona Southorn

A 10-strong team will represent New Zealand at this year’s Para-cycling Road World Cup and Road World Championships.

Mariska Beijer

The Netherlands and Germany have met in the final of every women’s wheelchair basketball European Championships since 1989.

Marlou van Rhijn

Following Alan Fonteles Oliveira’s inclusion in SportsPro’s 50 Most Marketable Athletes, here are 15 other Paralympians who IPC Editorial Co-ordinator Stuart Lieberman believes have the potential to make such a list in the future.

Shooting

London 2012 medallist Michael Johnson to lead team of five.

Marlou van Rhijn

The Netherlands’ Marlou van Rhijn now holds world records in the 100m, 200m and 400m distances in the T43 class.

A picture of a man swimming

Paralympian wins after putting on a show at Spring CanAms.

Vladimir Balynetc

With 31 of the 137 athletes, Russia will have the largest delegation at next week’s 2013 IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships.

Brenden Hall London 2012

After finishing second to China in swimming at London 2012, Australia are hoping for a large medal haul at the IPC Swimming World Championships.

ASEAN Para Games

The ASEAN Para-Games will take place in Naypyitaw, Myanmar from 14-20 January 2014.

Laurentia Tan

Para-equestrian Laurentia Tan has joined the FEI’s Solidarity Ambassador programme to help others establish national structures to develop the sport.

Empty image

Switzerland's Marcel Hug and Great Britain's Hannah Cockcroft also impresed in scorching conditions at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix event in Italy.

A picture of man celebrating his victory

Brazilian Paralympic sprinting champion Alan Fonteles Oliveira was named to SportsPro magazine’s 50 Most Marketable Athletes list.