PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

CPC mourns the passing of past president Henry Wohler
Wohler was interim President of the Canadian Paralympic Committee from January to November 2006 and Chef de Mission for the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Paralympics

IBSA World Games promotional video launched
May’s event is expected to attract around 3,000 athletes from 80 countries who will compete in 10 sports.

Rwandan para-sport develops at pace
Thanks to support received from the Agitos Foundation, Rwanda expect to send an increased number of athletes to Rio 2016.

The coach behind the champions
Ahead of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Brisbane, world renowned para-athletics coach Iryna Dvoskina gives an insight into how she gets the best out of her athletes.

Kamiji aims to stay World No.1 on her terms
The world’s leading women’s wheelchair tennis player is aiming to stay top of the world in 2015.

Canadian Paralympic Committee and Fasken Martineau announce new partnership
Official Legal Partner brings legal expertise and fundraising component to Paralympic Movement

Fixtures for Ostersund 2015 published
Six teams will compete at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool which open on Sunday 15 March.

Marcoux wins downhill gold at Panorama 2015
Canada’s Mac Marcoux took the title for the hosts as Austrian Claudia Loesch fulfilled her dream, taking her first downhill World's title.

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.