PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Czech Republic take first win at sledge hockey Euros
A 1-0 win over hosts Sweden in Ostersund sees the team get their first points on the board.
Grosseto 2016 launches invitational programme for spectators
The Mayor of the city, Emilio Bonifazi, is the first person to be formally invited to June’s IPC Athletics European Championships.
Boki headstrong in the lead up to swimming Euros
Belarusian multiple Paralympic, world and European medallist claims he is ’ready for all the surprises.’
Denysiuk: My best and worst moments
The Ukrainian shooter hopes to medal at his first Paralympic Games in September, without his trousers falling down.
Preview: IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Grosseto, Italy
Around 237 athletes from 40 countries are set to compete at the Carlo Zecchini Olympic Stadium in the season’s fourth Grand Prix event.
Avila Sanchez confident he can repeat Beijing 2008 success
Mexico’s judoka looks ahead to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games with optimism, hoping for gold once again.
IPC Athletics Education course in Grosseto, Italy
The course enabled new and existing International Technical Officials and Technical Delegates receive training in how to pass on their knowledge to the next wave of Officials.
Sport Week: History of wheelchair tennis
The sport will make its seventh Paralympic Games appearance.
Riders make final push for Rio 2016 selection
Para-equestrian riders from around the world are in Deauville for shots at representing their nations at the Paralympics.
Sport Week: Wheelchair tennis venue at Rio 2016
The sport will take place on hard courts at the Olympic Tennis Centre.