PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Paralympic icon Jackie Christiansen retires
Arguably the most popular Danish para-athlete calls it quits.

IOC Athletes’ Commission try sledge hockey
Athletes’ Commission and Norway’s national team take part in an exhibition game at the Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer.

Farzin breaks world record at powerlifting World Cup
Iraq's Asian champion Rasool Mohsin was also victorious over Egypt’s world champion Mohamed Elelfat.
Jan Willem Buijs: Inclusive tennis-fest in Rotterdam
The ABN AMRO World Wheelchair Tennis Tournament mixes inclusion and competition, writes Buijs

My best and worst Moments: Brazil’s Felipe Gomes
The T11 sprinter who will be competing on home soil at Rio 2016 shares his career highs and lows.

Gold on Marina Mohnen’s mind
Different Games, same expectations for the German women’s wheelchair basketball team.

Glasgow swimming Worlds injects GBP 3 million into economy
Financial benefits of 2015 World Championships for city and Scotland are revealed in a study.

Training Tuesday with Great Britain’s Aled Davies
The shot put and discus world champion talks us through his typical training regime as he prepares for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Vio continues winning ways at World Cup in Eger
The 18-year-old Italian extends her unbeaten streak into 2016 with gold in Eger, Hungary.

Cooke looks to ride 2015 success into Rio 2016
Australia’s London 2012 Paralympic champion is No. 1 in the women’s T2 road ranking.