PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Rumyantseva sweeps events at Nordic Asia Cup
The USA’s Oksana Masters and Canada’s Mark Arendz also secure victories in PyeongChang, South Korea.

Vote now for the Allianz Athlete of the Month – January 2016
The public has until 9 February to vote for their favourite from the five candidates.

NPC Brazil to reward athletes for medals at Rio 2016
The National Paralympic Committee expects to distribute approximately BRL 3 million in rewards.

Music Monday: USA’s Richard Browne
From training to unwinding at home, here are the world champion’s top tracks.

Month in review: January 2016
Catch up on what happened in the first month of the Paralympic year.

2016 US national athletics roster announced
Richard Browne, Tatyana McFadden and Jeremy Campbell are among the 47-strong team.

Nations confirmed for football 5-a-side at Rio 2016
IBSA also released an updated ranking list of the sport.

Landeros switch to snow successful
Ice sledge hockey gold medallist Nikko Landeros collected silver in mono-skier X at the Winter X Games in Aspen, USA, on Saturday (30 January).

Big Read: Women in wheelchair rugby
Four different stories of women who have taken on the heavy-hitting sport.

Snowboarder Murphy to return at NorAm Cup
After a knee injury put him out of action for more than a year, the New Zealander is ready to compete again.