PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Brenner and Pearson take top spot on day one
Defending world champion Hannelore Brenner put in an excellent performance, with Great Britain’s Lee Pearson also impressing at the World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France.

Nordic skiing calendar for 2014-15 announced
Skiers will head to Finland, South Korea, Japan and Norway for World Cups beginning on 10 December 2015, ahead of the 2015 World Championships.

US Paralympics to live stream para-cycling Road Worlds
The US Paralympic Committee will live stream the first para-cycling World Championships to be held in the USA since 1998.

Australia’s Fitzgibbon and Tesch claim sailing world title
The Paralympic gold medallists won their first world title as the 2014 IFDS Combined Sailing World Championships came to a close.

La Molina to host 2015 snowboard Worlds
Spanish resort will play host to 80 athletes from 20 countries in the biggest gathering of para-snowboarders since Sochi 2014

ParalympicsGB Potentials Camp puts aspiring Paralympians on pathway to Rio
Graduates from January’s camp have already gone on to win international medals
Swansea 2014 - Day 5 flashquotes
Find out what the athletes said after they competed at Swansea 2014

Low breaks her own long jump world record at Grand Prix Finals
Marcel Hug, Hannah Cockroft, Dan Greaves and Marlou van Rhijn all round-off their seasons with wins in Birmingham, Great Britain.
Goalball World Championships prove a huge success
IBSA Goalball publishes post event results covering TV viewers, social media and online visitors.

Iranian and Iraqi NPCs to co-operate on future projects
The two National Paralympic Committees have signed a Memorandum of Understanding and will co-operate in a number of areas.