PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Five facts about…Canada’s Brent Lakatos
The T53 wheelchair racer won four gold medals at the last World Championships and will be one to beat at Doha 2015.
New world title motivates Thrane
The Danish athlete captured gold in the women’s singles SU 5 event at the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2015.
Workout Wednesday with Great Britain’s David Weir
With less than one month to go until the IPC Athletics World Championships, David Weir takes us through his normal training day.
France, Hong Kong take wheelchair fencing titles
The French men took the epee team title, while the Hong Kong women cruised to gold in the foil team event at the Wheelchair Fencing World Championships.
Vejle marks under a month until Para-Table Tennis Euros
Ticket sales have opened for the event, which will feature more than 200 athletes across the region competing for European titles.
ASC boosts support for Australia’s Paralympians
The Australian Paralympic Committee also appointed four new directors to their Board.
Five facts about…..Terezinha Guilhermina
The Brazilian sprinter is to set to dazzle Doha 2015 with her world class sprinting and colourful blindfolds.
Iran name team for Doha 2015
Iran will look to make noise in the field events with defending Paralympic champions highlighting the 19-person roster.
Lugotenko strikes twice at wheelchair fencing Worlds
Russia’s Alexander Lugotenko adds the foil category C title to his collection from the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Championships.
City of Rio’s accessibility improvement plans praised by IPC President
Ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, close to USD 1 million will be spent making many major tourist attractions accessible for all.