PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Frank Rennhack gains confidence training with Marcel Hug
Germany’s ice sledge hockey team looks to turn around their season prior to the World Championships A-Pool in Buffalo, New York.
Paralympians win gold at the inaugural AIS Sports Performance Awards
Kurt Fearnley and the Australian wheelchair rugby team amongst the high profile winners.
La Molina medals unveiled
A total of 12 sets of medals will be handed out at the 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships between 23-28 February.
Russia first team to qualify for play-off stages at World Wheelchair Curling Championships
Russia remains unbeaten after wins against China and Finland on day four of the Championships.
Judoka Crockett aims to remain world’s best
Since switching from wrestling to judo, the US athletes has enjoyed a meteoric rise to the top.
Canadian Paralympic Committee receives grant to boost digital resources
Milos Raonic Foundation has supported the CPC with a CAD 30,000 grant
Six Paralympians shortlisted for 2015 Laureus Award
Sochi 2014 winners Petushkov and Schaffelhuber headline shortlist of six athletes up for March’s award.
Workout Wednesday with Sophie Hahn
Great Britain’s teenage sprint sensation gives an insight into her training regime as part of a new IPC Athletics series
Clough sets para-rowing world record at British Rowing Indoor Championships
The Nottingham RC rower set an LTA overall world record of 3:28.6 for 1,000m at the event staged in the Olympic Velodrome in London on Monday, 9 February.
‘9LivesJoines’ focuses on technical racing
Canada’s former speed world champion is hoping that a shift to technical events will help her onto the podium at the 2015 Worlds in Panorama, Canada.