PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Ten things we learned from the 2014 para-swimming season
Amazing comebacks, emerging faces and new rivalries will punctuate the two years before Rio 2016.
Buffalo 2015 launches new website
A new-look website for www.ipc-icesledgehockey.org is also now live.
7: First IPC-IOC Agreement
A historic Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the IPC and IOC in 2000 providing the foundation of their future relationship.
Brazil’s Terezinha Guilhermina praises volunteers
The T11 sprinter says that the volunteers are crucial in ensuring that athletes can focus on their performance.
8: Sochi 2014 breaks down barriers
The Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games surpassed all expectations.
The USA announce women’s ice sledge hockey team
The 13-strong team features 10 returning and three new players.
Para Table Tennis World Championships draws to a close in Beijing
Winners in singles, Chinese duo Zhang Bian and Zhang Miao claim another gold on home soil.
Australia to build on Sochi 2014 with investment
The investment of AUD 2.5million will go towards a new 40-bed facility at Howmans Gap Alpine Centre.
Incheon 2014 to be pivotal for Gayakwad
Ahead of the 2014 Asian Para Games, India’s para-swimmer Sharath Gayakwad is currently the Asian No.1 in multiple events but his performance in Incheon will determine whether he carries on to Rio 2016.
9: The IPC is created in Dusseldorf, Germany
On 22 September 1989 the historic meeting took place in Dusseldorf that saw the formation of the IPC.