PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Redkozubov and Bugaev make it four wins from four races in La Molina
On the final day of the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in La Molina, Spain, two Russian skiers completed the perfect week in slalom races.
Entries for Australian Open announced
The players who will compete in the first wheelchair tennis Grand Slam of the year have been named with Japan’s Shingo Kunieda and Yui Kamiji the headliners.
Third time lucky for Croatia’s Sokolovic in La Molina
Russian skiers also complete triple wins at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup, alongside podiums for France, Germany, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, USA and Canada.
Mike Schultz: The next big thing in para-snowboard?
Following the path of some of the most successful para-snowboarders of all time, who also happen to be his teammates, the USA’s Mike Schultz started his first competitive season with a bang.
New Canadian sport and funding partnership formed
COC, CPC and the CSIN unveil a new CAD 3 million high performance sport and funding partnership, and rebrand as the "Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute Network"
How do Sledge Hockey players speed up on the ice rink?
Ice sledge hockey players use their sticks for shooting as well as to push and speed-up. At the back end, they have sharp metal picks that allow acceleration up to 21km/h.
POCOG Executive Board approves plans and budget for 2015
Business plan and budget will come into effect as soon as they are approved by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Miller and Collis on board as ParalympicsGB Sports Fest heads to the North East
Fifth SportsFest will take place at Durham University on Thursday 5 March.
All six Paralympic medallists set for Aspen para-snowboard World Cup
The debut of a new format for snowboard-cross, which will feature riders racing head-to-head, has attracted all six Sochi 2014 medallists.
USA’s Jallen takes slalom victory in La Molina
Wins for Russian, Japanese, German and Spanish skiers in slalom events with just 50 days to go until the 2015 Worlds.