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PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Fantastic summer of sport continues at Swimming Worlds
Following on from athletics World Champs, Montreal, Canada is hosting the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships which will be livestreamed on ParalympicSport.TV.
Twenty Chinese Paralympians heading to World Champs
A formidable Chinese team is entered to the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships, all medalists from London 2012.
Vote now for July’s IPC Athlete of the Month
Nominees for IPC Athlete of the Month include: Mandy Francois-Elie, Alan Fonteles Oliveira, Walid Ktila, Brent Lakatos, Raymond Martin and Tatyana McFadden.
Ernst van Dyk relishes new rivalry with Alex Zanardi
Arguably the biggest rivalry in para-cycling just began brewing and should already be in full gear by this month’s Road World Championships.
Entries announced for wheelchair tennis US Open
The top-eight ranked men’s and women’s players will all partake in the event in New York.
Asian Youth Para-Games launch official logo
The 2013 competition will be a benchmark for the event, as a record 14 sports will be contested in Malaysia.
August: Six World Championships to watch
With six World and four regional Championships, and major winter sport events, August will be a busy month for para-sport.
Will Alan Ash’s 22 wheelchair rugby years pay off?
The IWRF European Wheelchair Rugby Championships will take place from 12-17 August in Antwerp, Belgium.
CPISRA declares support for Alan Dickson as IPC President
Alan Dickson, a former President of CPISRA is currently a member of the IPC's Governing Board and has been since 2005.
Charity & Sport to host IPC Flight Dinner
Fundraising dinner to be held at Gilze-Rijen airbase, the Netherlands, in aid of the Agitos Foundation and with support of the Royal Air Force.
Soo Yong, Wetherill pull surprises at Korea Open
Athletes from South Korea, Great Britain, China and Indonesia made headlines at the Korea Para-Table Tennis Open Championships.
Dmitry Lisov: Taking Russia from pretender to contender
Russia have gone from not having an ice sledge hockey programme just a few years ago to being on the world’s biggest stage in their own country.
Best in boccia named Ones to Watch
Take a look at four of the world’s top boccia players as they compete at their regional tournaments this season.
Ottobock provides technical service at Lyon 2013
Athletes from 56 nations visited the Ottobock workshop at the IPC Athletics World Championships, where 307 repairs were completed.
Four powerlifters suspended after anti-doping rule violations
Nigeria’s Ivory Nwokorie, Iraq’s Huda Ali and Moldova's Stefan Rosca and Verginiu Arapu have committed anti-doping rule violations.
Iran preparing large squad for Asian Youth Para-Games
The Asian Youth Para-Games will take place from 26-30 October and are expected to draw nearly 2,500 athletes from 42 different countries.
Six women’s wheelchair basketball teams vie for Worlds spots
Argentina, Brazil, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru will all play five days of competition in Guatemala City.
Bermuda jump onto international boccia stage
Next weekend’s Americas Cup will be just the third international event for Bermuda’s boccia team.
Kim Young Gun leads entries at Korea Para-Table Tennis Open
Competition across 11 classes will take place this week in Incheon, Korea.
NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters moves to California
For the first time ever the USA will host the wheelchair tennis singles and doubles masters events in November.