PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Adam Hall and Corey Peters ready to take on the world
The New Zealand duo are all set for the start of competition this Wednesday at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in Panorama, Canada.

British team named for Panorama 2015
Four of the seven British athletes took part at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games and will now compete at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.

Toronto 2015 unveils one-of-a-kind medals
Around 400 sets of medals will be presented during August’s Parapan American Games in Canada.

IPC Athletics classifier training takes place in Dubai
Training took place to coincide with the first IPC Athletics Grand Prix of the season.

Paralympic champions fastest in Worlds downhill training
France’s Marie Bochet and Germany’s Anna Schaffelhuber set the quickest times in the first downhill training run of Panorama 2015.

Rosters confirmed for Ostersund 2015
Players for Poland, South Korea, Great Britain, Slovakia, Austria and hosts Sweden have been announced.

PyeongChang 2018 completes the ‘Accessibility Manual’
By completing the manual the organising committee aim to accelerate its preparation for the Paralympic Winter Games

Loesch dreaming of downhill gold at Panorama 2015
Austrian sit-skier is the defending champion in super-combined, giant slalom and super-G but wants the speed title to complete her collection.
NPC Nicaragua appoint new President
David Isaac Lopez Sevilla succeeds Juan Francisco Balladares Petting.

McCracken stresses importance of Australia’s first IPC Athletics Grand Prix
After winning silver medals at London 2012 and the 2013 World Championships, the 18-year-old is gearing up for his most important year yet.