PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Russian sledge hockey team: Not looking back
With two years to go until the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, the Paralympic silver medallists aim to get back to their best.
Roundy gives insight into prep for PyeongChang 2018
“Snowboarding as a bilateral or above-knee amputee is the most technically complicated sport in the Paralympics,” says the US snowboarder.
Brazilian cross-country skiers work towards Paralympics
Skiers who are benefitting from Agitos Foundation support have been competing and training on snow for the first time.
Swimming classification review group meets for first time
The gathering of athletes, researchers, classifiers and representatives of IPC Swimming is the first since a review into the physical impairment classification system was announced.
Smirnov receives Allianz Athlete of the Month for February
The wheelchair curler helped Russia win back-to-back World titles.
Algerian sprinter Mohamed Allek passes away
Allek was a four-time Paralympian and one of the nation’s most popular para-athletes.
Four Asian Records Fall in Dubai, UAE
Four Asian records were smashed on the third day of the IPC Athletics Asia-Oceania Championships as Iran and India sit top of the medals table
Jochemsen on the up with PyeongChang 2018 approaching
The Dutch skier is focusing on improving on her career best World Championships finish, with bronze in the super combined.
Wafula Strike helps grow Movement’s female influence
Paralympian and campaigner has been working with Tinatin Revazashivili as part of a project aimed at getting more women into leadership positions in the Paralympic Movement.
#IWD2016: Supporting women to make an impact
Majida Sabir Albalushi from the Oman Paralympic Committee and Petra Huber from the Austrian Paralympic Committee talk about their experiences of WoMentoring.