PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
New Zealand to hold biggest World Masters Games
Athletes will compete in 11 sports between 21-30 April 2017.
Italy open home international tournament with win
The hosts take victory over Norway whilst Canada secure an 8-0 win over South Korea at the ice sledge hockey clashes in Torino, Italy.
Gerard, Griffioen, Wagner win NEC Masters
Belgium’s Joachim Gerard stunned the wheelchair tennis scene after ending Shingo Kunieda’s winning streak.
Nominees named for 2015 para table tennis awards
Three male and three female athletes are in the running for the ITTF’s year-end honours.
First volunteers for Rio 2016 selected
Candidates can check if they have been successful online; USA, Great Britain, Russia and China lead non-Brazilians selected.
Paralympics New Zealand, iSPORT join forces
The new partnership will go toward helping develop young para-athletes.
Teams announced for World ParaVolley Intercontinental
Twenty-four teams so far are registered to compete in the last Rio 2016 qualifying event.
No. 25 Rivard rises to the top of women’s S10
Canada’s Aurelie Rivard had an incredible 2015, winning two world titles, six Parapan Am medals and a new world record in the women’s S10.
France’s Daviet wins first World Cup biathlon race
The most decorated athlete from the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, Russia’s Roman Petushkov, also takes his first win of the season in Tyumen, Russia.
Italy announce team for home international
Coach Massimo Da Rin reflects on the team’s chance of impressing their home crowds from 7-12 December.