PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
USA to host two INAS World Championships in 2016
The World Tennis Championships will come to the Delaware in June.
Five lifters to look out for at Eger 2015
The 2015 IPC Powerlifting European Open Championships begin on 24 November and will be the biggest European Championships in history.
Per Rune Eknes named as new swimming Vice Chair
The Norwegian will deputise for Chairperson Jane Blaine and monitor the progress of IPC Swimming’s Strategic Plan.
Gascon reflects on 2015, ready to take next step
Everything went according to plan for the Spanish swimmer, who aims to win her first Paralympic gold at Rio 2016.
Alpine skiers to watch in 2015-16 named
Twenty one Paralympic champions and World Championship medallists have been listed as Ones to Watch for the upcoming season.
NWBA, T-Mobile join forces
The telecommunication service provider will sponsor the USA's National Wheelchair Basketball Association.
No. 50 Brazil beat Canada in OT at Toronto 2015 boccia finals
The top teams in the Americas went into overtime at the BC4 pairs finals in the Parapan American Games.
Tim Nugent, US ‘father of accessibility’ dies age 92
The IPC pays tribute to Nugent, who is credited for leading the way in para-sports and accessibility from his professional base at the University of Illinois.
New IPC Snowboard Media Guide now available
A new guide to the 2015-16 season, including athlete biographies, statistics and information about the sport has been published for the first time.
Iceland stages first Paralympic Day
Hundreds of people came to see and try para-sport in the country’s capital Reykjavik.