PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Largest-ever Parapan American Games to be held in Toronto
The TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Organizing Committee (TO2015) has announced no fewer than 1,500 para-athletes for the TORONTO 2015 Parapan American Games.
Charities Donate Specialist Wheelchairs to Increase UK Participation
The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust and The Tennis Foundation have launched a new initiative which will see 60 tennis wheelchairs donated for free to tennis venues across Great Britain.
Sochi 2014 Puts Creativity at the Heart of its Cultural Olympiad
The Sochi 2014 Cultural Olympiad encourages public to take part in Sochi 2014 Winter Games' Cultural Programme.
World Congress on Sports Medicine Comes to a Close
"Sports Medicine, the challenge for global health: Quo Vadis?" was the theme of the XXXII World Congress on Sports Medicine.
Blauwet Elected to US Anti-Doping Agency Board of Directors
Retired U.S Paralympian Cheri Blauwet, a member of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Medical Committee, has been elected to the U.S Anti-Doping Agency Board of Directors.
Helena Lucas nominated for World Sailor Award
Being the only woman in the 2.4mR fleet with three former Paralympic gold medallists up against her did not stop Lucas from claiming gold. Now she has been nominated for the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards 2012.
Chantal Petitclerc Named Team Canada Chef de Mission for Glasgow 2014
Chantal Petitclerc, one of Canada’s most decorated athletes of all time, has been appointed Team Canada’s Chef de Mission for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
U.S. Paralympics Alpine Skiing National Teams Named
Twelve Vancouver Paralympians return to the slopes for Team USA
