PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

What to watch: August 2015
It will be a big month for many athletes, with Toronto 2015 and World Championships in canoe and archery on the agenda.

IPC launches call for Rio 2016 research applications
Proposals are invited in the areas of athlete health, classification, sport counselling, assistive technology, athlete identity, marketing and branding, development and public awareness, as well as other relevant subject areas.

Para-cycling: Mazzone sweeps H2 class, Eskau tops H5
Italy’s Mazzone dominated his class with gold in all three events; Germany’s Eskau rebounded from a tough season with gold in the road race.

Toronto 2015 preview: Football 7-a-side
World’s best player Jan Francisco aims to light up Toronto 2015 and win gold for Brazil.

Schulz overcomes close start in para-triathlon test event
The German trailed Great Britain’s Peasgood in the first two legs but came back in the running portion for the gold.

IPC to livestream four sports from Toronto 2015
From 8 August, viewers will be able to choose from athletics, swimming, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair tennis and a mixed channel.
Recapping the month in para-sport: July 2015
The IPC Swimming World Championships were not the only major event that wrapped up last month.

Big interview: Kristina Molloy of Toronto 2015
Q&A with the Director of Planning and Integration of the Toronto 2015 Parapan Am Games, which run from 7-15 August.

USA’s Kaiser aims for gold at Toronto 2015
In her second Parapan Am Games, the wheelchair tennis player hopes to triumph this time around.

Para-cycling: First world title for Hilario Rimas, clean sweep for Germany in C1
Days before he is due to compete at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games, Peru’s Rimas claims world gold.