PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Belgium names first athletes on Rio 2016 team
Three table tennis players, Marc Ledoux, Laurens Devos and Florian Van Acker, received the news that all athletes hope to get.
Eskau headlines strong German Nordic team for World Cup
Nearly 120 athletes from 15 countries will compete at the second World Cup of the season in Finsterau, Germany.
Para-triathlon Oceania Champs a tune-up for Rio
World champion Bill Chaffey is among the para-triathletes looking to polish himself ahead of September’s Paralympic Games.
Dutchman Evers not phased by improving Emeliantsev
Ahead of the IPC Swimming European Championships, Paralympic champion Marc Evers speaks about Russian rival.
Declan Farmer makes history – but what’s next?
Find out what the 18-year-old US sledge hockey sensation wants to do to raise his game to the next level.
Para-triathlon: What to look for in 2016 season
The international sports federation runs down a big year, when para-triathlon will debut at Rio 2016.
NPC Azerbaijan celebrates 20 years
IPC President Sir Philip Craven met with the NPC to discuss continuing growth of the Movement in Azerbaijan.
Erin Popovich named IPC Classification Committee’s athlete representative
The former multi-world and Paralympic champion will serve on the Committee until November 2017.
US ice sledge hockey team in training
Paralympic and world champions will train Thursday-Saturday (18-20 February) at Extreme Ice Center with US developmental team.
Abdelhady, Solhipouravanji battle at World Cup
An impressive three world records were set by the pair at the IPC Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai, UAE, alongside another world record for Mohamed Eldib.