PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Italy, Canada to face-off in ice sledge hockey final
The last games of the international tournament in Torino, Italy, will see the hosts try to upset Canada’s unbeaten run.
No. 20 Norbruis draws home crowd to their feet at World Championships
The Dutch cyclist won all three of her events at the Para-Cycling Track World Championships.
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.