PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Guissone not complacent despite ticket to Rio
Brazil’s top wheelchair fencer aims to delight home crowd at Americas Championships.

Carol Cooke talks World Multiple Sclerosis Day
Australia’s cycling Paralympic champion Carol Cooke says she would not change her multiple sclerosis diagnosis because it has made her the person she is today.

One month to go until Global ID Sports Week
The Global ID Sports Week is a week-long celebration of sport for athletes with intellectual disability.

Sport Week: Rio 2016 venue for football 7-a-side
Spectators can catch all the action in the Deodoro Stadium during September’s Paralympic Games.

My best and worst moments with Great Britain’s Sophie Hahn
The 100m T38 world record holders shares her high and lows which both come from last year’s World Championships.

USA’s Sides making strides in snowboard
After his first podium finish, the US Marine veteran is looking to build on that success toward PyeongChang 2018.

Preview: IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Nottwil
More than 380 athletes from 50 countries will compete in a meeting that traditionally delivers fast times and world records.

Hsin-Yu Lin hopes to dance for Chinese Taipei at first Asian Champs
Following her performance at the season opener, Lin looks to improve ahead of Asia’s inaugural Championships in November.

Important topics discussed at sledge hockey forum
Nine countries met with the Sport Technical Committee in Moscow, Russia, to speak about competitions, equipment and officials.

Yujiao Tan: Me and my coach
Coach of Chinese world champion and Paralympic silver medallist Yujiao Tan believes she has at least 10 years of competition left.