PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
China, Japan take top prizes at goalball Asia-Pacific Champs
Defending Paralympic champions Japan proved they are still the team to beat head of Rio 2016.
Ukraine defeats Russia in sitting volleyball thriller
Ukraine women win the European crown.
UCI World Cycling Centre hosts para-cycling camp
The camp provided athletes and coaches with training ahead of Rio 2016, and two more camps will be held before the Games.
South Korea, Norway qualify for curling World Champs
Semi-finals wins at the qualification event in Lohja, Finland, see the two teams progress to the 2016 World Wheelchair Curling Championships.
No. 47 Uzbekistan’s judoka open season with bang
In the first World Cup of the year, Uzbekistan made themselves a force to be reckoned with ahead of Rio 2016.
Can Roybal, McKee power Blackhawks to Sled Classic win?
Chicago will be one of 20 NHL-affiliated teams taking part in the USA Hockey Sled Classic.
IPC General Assembly concludes in Mexico City
The 2015 IPC Athlete Classification Code was one of a number of motions approved by the IPC Membership.
Salcher vows to come back from Worlds performance
The Austrian Paralympic champion lost his world titles in 2015 but will use the coming World Cup season to made amends.
Cadbury partners with Australian Paralympic Committee
The treat manufacturer will support athletes in their quest to ‘bring on the joy’ at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.