PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Faces of the future: Belgium’s Laurens Devos
The 15-year-old won double gold at October’s ITTF Para-Table Tennis European Championships and qualified for Rio 2016.
No. 21 BP, Team USA partnership goes against the trend
BP becomes the first USOC corporate partner to support more Paralympians than Olympians.
French team reflect on exceptional season start
After leaving the IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country World Cup in Tyumen, Russia, with seven medals, the team are enjoying their best start to a season.
USOC announces 2014-15 award winners
Tatyana McFadden, Joe Berenyi and the US ice sledge hockey team among the award recipients.
Para-swimming champions unite in Manchester
Great Britain’s best swimmers will be at the Aquatics Centre as part of their road to Rio 2016.
Alpine skiing Europa Cups arrive in Austria
Paralympic and world champions Marie Bochet, Anna Schaffelhuber and Alexey Bugaev amongst those who will make their season debut in Kuhtai and Pitztal from Monday (14 December).
Jacobs, Peric-Rankovic receive ITTF awards
David Jacobs took home the male para-table tennis prize, and Borislava Peric-Rankovic earned the female honour.
Brazilian NPC launches Paralympic Heart campaign
A multi-channel campaign will help to promote Brazil’s vast array of Paralympians ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Canada, Italy top standings at sledge hockey international
A packed Palatazzoli ice sledge hockey arena cheered the Italians on to a win against South Korea as Canada also defeated Norway.
IPC Snow Sports launches medal and trophy design competition
The next generation of para-snow sport fans are being asked to design medals and trophies for cross-country skiing, biathlon, alpine skiing and snowboard World Cups.