With an assist from Paul McCartney the Paralympic Games starts its 100-day race on Monday to the opening ceremony in Paris in August. The former Beatle has let “We All Stand Together” — the signature tune from an award-winning animated film he wrote and produced 40 years ago — be used in a promotional film for the International Paralympic Committee. “Sir Paul really understands what we stand for as a movement and he was so generous to us,” IPC president Andrew Parsons told The Associated Press.
Johnny Newton looks forward to learning from Daron Payne and Jon Allen.
The Democratic Republic Congo army said they have stopped an attempted coup involving Congolese and foreign soldiers.