PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Sochi 2014 announces volunteer application deadline
The Sochi 2014 Organising Committee has set 1 March 2013 as the closing date for volunteer applications.
Cartwright and O’Hanlon win Athletics Australia awards
Kelly Cartwright and Evan O’Hanlon were named Athletes with a Disability of the Year at the Athletics Australia awards.
No. 22: Germany bucket first gold since 1984
After settling for silver at the previous Paralympics and World Championships, Germany’s women’s wheelchair basketball team got their gold at London 2012.
USA win World Sledge Hockey Challenge gold
USA defeated Canada, 1-0, for first place and Norway beat Japan, 5-0, for third place at the World Sledge Hockey Challenge in Calgary.
No. 23: Freney bags 8th gold in exhilarating relay
The women’s 4x100m medley relay 34 points in London could not have been closer, with Australia’s Jacqueline Freney touching the wall first for her eighth gold at the Games.
No. 24: UAE’s unexpected champion
UAE shooting athlete Abdullah Alaryani created the No. 24 moment of 2012 when he beat 28-time Paralympic medallist Jonas Jacobsson for gold.
NPC Senegal workshop attracts 17 nations
Dakar, Senegal held a five-day workshop this week to improve administration, officials and coaching in the Paralympic Movement in Africa.
McCoy, Westlake set up USA-Canada final
Daniel McCoy scored twice for USA and Greg Westlake notched two goals and three assists for Canada in the World Sledge Hockey Challenge semi-finals.
London 2012 hype translates to British sledge hockey
British sledge hockey player Matt Coleman discusses the team’s development as they head to the New Year’s Cup in Russia this weekend.
Paralympic swimmer Sanchez receives Mexican sport award
Eighteen-year-old Gustavo Sanchez was Mexico’s most successful Paralympic athlete at the London 2012 Games.