Disability Sport Wales has been shortlisted in this year’s prestigious National Lottery Awards which is broadcast on national television.

British Athletics have announced the 11 Welsh athletes chosen as part of the 48-strong team selected to represent Great Britain at the IPC Athletics World Championships, which take place in Lyon, France from 19-28 July.

Welsh athletes took centre stage in Berlin on the first day of the IPC Qualifying Grand Prix, all delivering strong performances.

The inaugural LD Cymru Cup will take place at Dragon Park, the new home of Welsh Football, on June 22nd and 23rd 2013. The initiative will see our three regional learning disability squads participate in a round-robin event.

Disability Sport Wales, Executive Director, Jon Morgan has been announced as one of three individuals shortlisted for the Inspire Wales Business Leader Award 2013.

Unfortunately this event has been cancelled until later this year - keep an eye on the website for the re-arranged date

At the 2013 Para Equestrian Home International the Welsh Team took second place against the largest number of entries this competition has seen.

Britain's Para-table tennis team secured four medals, including three golds, in the team events to add to the hat trick of medals they won earlier in the week at the Bayreuth Open in Germany.

SDS, in partnership with sportscotland, is seeking to appoint a Pathways Manager to work closely with key partner agencies and individuals to establish and deliver coherent sports specific pathways for athletes with a disability across Scotland ensuring a seamless transition from participation to performance.

British Cycling has today confirmed the teams they will be sending to the forthcoming UCI Para-cycling Road World Cups taking place in Merano, Italy from 7-9 June and Segovia, Spain from 14 – 16 June. Mark Colbourne MBE (Tredegar) is joined on the team by ex-swimmer Rhiannon Henry (Bridgend) who transferred over to Para-Cycling with the support of the Disability Sport Wales Academy programme.

The Welsh Para-Bowls Team are looking forward to competing at the 4 Nations Championship taking place at Kelvingrove Lawn Bowls Centre in Glasgow this Friday 31st May to Sunday 2nd June 2013.

Owen Burke from Bodelwyddan in Denbighshire competed in his first international event for Great Britain, winning Bronze in the 10m Air Rifle event at the IPC Shooting World Cup in Turkey.