PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Varazdin, Croatia, to stage the European Para Youth Games 2015 this July
The event between 16-19 July 2015 will feature competition in athletics, boccia, swimming, table tennis and sitting volleyball

Vote now for the Allianz Athlete of the Month – March 2015
The public has until Thursday 9 April to vote for their favourite from the six candidates.

Ripa on Summer, Winter Paralympic Games experiences
An insight into the mind of the Swedish cross-country skiing Paralympic champion who had a former career as a swimmer.

Month in para-sport review: March 2015
Catch-up on an extremely busy month for para-sport with events taking place in both winter and summer sports.

Puch looks to retain European titles in 2015 and qualify for Rio 2016
Austrian para-equestrian rider plays down his rivalry with Great Britain’s Lee Pearson.
De La Forest secures world record at shooting World Cup
Great Britain’s Matt Skelhon also wins gold in an exciting day two of the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Stoke Mandeville.
Is Luke McDermott the next Josh Sweeney?
The newest member of USA’s Bravo Delta Line is gearing up for the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool in Buffalo, New York, USA.
#WorkoutWednesday with Jeremy Campbell
The US Paralympic and world discus champion guides us through his average training day on the road to Doha 2015.

Kovalchuk victorious at season opening World Cup
Ukrainian Vasyl Kovalchuk just edges Finland’s world champion Minna Leinonen in the final competition of the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain.

US team unveiled for swimming Worlds
A 25-strong contingent of Paralympians and new talent will compete at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.