PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Preview: IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai
As more than 600 athletes prepare for the second Grand Prix of the season, here are nine events to look out for.
Denysiuk doubles-up at IPC Shooting World Cup
Ukraine also collected another win in Bangkok, Thailand thanks to Andrii Doroshenko.
Hetmer pulls slim super-G win in Europa Cup Finals
The Czech Republic skier won the men’s visually impaired by a split second on day one in Obersaxen.
Shea, Suur-Hamari tie with one race remaining
The men’s snowboard cross SB-LL2 World Cup title will be decided between USA’s Mike Shea and Finland’s Matti Suur-Hamari.
Murygin, Polukhin win overall biathlon World Cups
Russian skiers made sure of a clean sweep in the final rankings in Vuokatti, Finland.
Sport week: Wheelchair basketball venue at Rio 2016
The sport will be contested in the Barra Olympic Park cluster.
Training Tuesday with US sprinter David Brown
The US world champion sprinter talks us through an average day at the US Olympic Training Centre.
Vadovicova breaks world record at shooting World Cup
Ukraine’s Oleksii Densysiuk also continued his run of form with a win over European champion Korhan Yamac in Bangkok, Thailand.
Hug hungry for Paralympic gold after Doha disappointment
The Swiss wheelchair racer will start his 2016 season at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai
Lisov hopes to return as Russia’s top goal scorer
Team captain Dmitrii Lisov hopes that he can ‘let go’ enough to reach the same heights as 2013 sledge hockey World Championships.