PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
USA defeated, as three still unbeaten at worlds
Italy inflicted a first defeat on the USA, as Spain, Great Britain and Australia maintain their unbeaten records at the 2014 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships.
Update on Rio 2016 medals programme for para-triathlon and para-canoe
The International Triathlon Union (ITU), in conjunction with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), has announced three of the six medal events that will be contested in para-triathlon’s debut at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Adam Bleakley named Paralympic Coach of the Year
Bleakley, the coach of the USA’s track and field squad, earned the accolade for helping the USA to 13 medals at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.
Wimbledon wheelchair tennis doubles titles decided
Defending champions claim the men’s title whilst Whiley and Kamiji win their third women’s Grand Slam title of 2014
Toni Piispanen sits up to target 400m gold in Swansea
Finnish wheelchair racer Toni Piispanen will enter August’s IPC Athletics European Championships as the Paralympic champion and world-record holder in the 100m T51 sprint, but has arguably made as many adjustments to his training this season as any other racer on the track.
Brazil and the USA crowned goalball world champions
Brazil’s men and the USA’s women were crowned champions, as four more teams qualify for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Bid Cities Shortlisted for 2022 Paralympic Winter Games
The 2022 Paralympic Winter Games will be held in either Beijing, Almaty or Oslo following Monday’s (7 July) IOC Executive Board decision
Sochi 2014 Paralympics watched by over two billion viewers
IPC President praises Sochi’s record breaking success and legacy at the start of two day debrief into the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games
Watch Eindhoven 2014 Swimming Euros live from 4 August
Celebrating one month to go until the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships, details of the live stream from 4-10 August have been released and a new website look revealed.
McKeever has no plans to retire after continued success
Canada’s 10-time Paralympic champion Brian McKeever remains on the trails in the hunt for future glory after adding three more titles to his trophy cabinet at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games.