Summer Paralympic Sports



Argentina's rising wheelchair tennis star Fernandez scoops IPC Athlete of the Month prize

By Tom Degun

Gustavo Fernandez_14-06-121June 14 - Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina, one of the rising stars of wheelchair tennis, has been voted the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) Athlete of the Month for May following a superb few weeks that have seen him break into the world top ten singles ranking for the first time in his career and establish himself as a London 2012 Paralympic medal contender.













Top US wheelchair racer visits YMCA in Athlete Ambassador role

By Tom Degun

Anjali Forbes_Pratt_June_7June 7 - American Paralympic wheelchair racer Anjali Forber-Pratt (pictured left), a major medal contender for London 2012, has visited young children (pictured below) at the Stephens Family YMCA located in Champaign County, Illinois, in her role as an Athlete Ambassador for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Team for Tomorrow programme.