PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Chuck Aoki: Being a Paralympian isn’t just a hobby
Reacting to an online blog that labelled wheelchair racing “not elite sport”, US wheelchair rugby player Chuck Aoki challenges Olympians to support Paralympians to be recognised as elite athletes in the media.
IPC Alpine Skiing Media Advisory
Media accreditation for the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships now open
Rio 2016 launches the Carbon Footprint Report of the Games
The goal is to reduce, compensate and mitigate carbon emissions to stimulate the low carbon economy
South Korean President Park Geun-hye visits PyeongChang site
The President observed the preparations for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and was greeted by over 120 people.
November 2014: What to watch in para-sport
November will see the IBSA Football 5-a-side World Championships, the IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport European Championships and more.
Top six para-sport stories of the week
The new IPC anti-doping code has been published, Australia are set to host the first ever integrated table tennis tournament and more.
Claudia Losch and Markus Salcher named Austrian Disabled Athletes of the Year
The Austrian duo received the awards after their medal winning performances at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games
Month in para-sport review – October 2014
The Asian Para Games took centre stage in October, with the Ice Sledge Hockey 4 Nations Cup another highlight of the sporting month.
Portuguese Paralympic Committee host first congress on equality, inclusion and excellence in sport
IPC President Sir Philip Craven travelled to Lisbon to attend the congress.
What does the word prosthesis mean?
A prosthesis, prosthetic, or prosthetic limb is a manufactured extension that replaces a missing body part. It comes from a Greek word which means ‘addition’.