PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Ugandan para-rowers aim for Rio
In a land of breathtaking beauty at the heart of the African continent, para-rowing is bringing new opportunities and a Paralympic challenge to Ugandans living with a disability.
South Korea, Sweden set for gold-medal showdown
Slovakia have put themselves in bronze-medal position heading into the final day of the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool.
Kazimirowski appointed Belgium’s Chef de Mission for Rio 2016
The Belgium Paralympic Committee’s new Sport and NPC Manager previously worked in climbing and mountaineering.
Cams Ams Swimming Champs set for Toronto this weekend
The pool that will stage August’s Parapan American Games will play host to some of the world’s best para-swimmers.
Preparations for Rio continue at UK Paralympic Sport Science and Sport Medicine Conference
Conference was attended by 200 specialists and practitioners including IPC President Sir Philip Craven
Skelhon targets “Holy Grail” of shooting titles
The world and European champion is embarking on a two year mission to hold all major titles and will start his preparations at March’s World Cup in Stoke Mandeville.
Othman obliterates world record three times in Dubai
The Egyptian two-time Paralympic champion competing in his new weight class added 16kg to the previous world record.
Spain’s Adolfo Acosta targets the European Championships title
The London 2012 football 5-a-side bronze medallists hope August’s event will ensure qualification for London 2012.
Paralympic champion Edith Wolf-Hunkeler retires
Swiss wheelchair racer and eight-time Paralympic medallist has retired from professional racing due to health problems
CPC appoints Peter Lawless as Ombudsperson for upcoming Games
Lawless will act as Ombudsperson for Toronto 2015 Parapan America Games and Rio 2016 Paralympics