PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Morel ready to take on Americas' best wheelchair fencers
At the Americas Championships in Montreal, Canadian Ruth-Sylvie Morel is going for gold.

First-ever IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Skills Challenge a success
Twenty players in total took part in the first edition of the event.

Rio 2016 celebrates 500 days until the Paralympic Games with flash mob in Copacabana
Dancers defy the rain in routine that brings together performers, including some in wheelchairs, from different musical styles.

#SuperheroSunday: Brent Lakatos
Find out what links Star Trek and two wheelchair racing greats.

Big dreams for Italian ice sledge hockey team
With less than three years to go to the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, captain Andrea Chiarotti and coach Massimo Da Rin are confident about their team’s future.

Buffalo 2015: Lipsett’s Group B picks
Buffalo2015 commentator, retired ice sledge hockey player and triple Paralympian Taylor Lipsett, gives us his choice of athletes to look out for when competition starts on 26 April.

US racers Josh George, Tatyana McFadden and Raymond Martin claim marathon world titles in London
George beats Weir in a sprint finish, McFadden smashes the course record for the third year in a row and Martin beats the defending champion.

Buffalo 2015: Pope’s picks
Ice sledge hockey Worlds live coverage expert commentator Brent Pope offers his selection of the best players ahead of puck-drop on Sunday (26 April).

Jawad: All eyes towards Rio 2016 in Mexico City
Great Britain’s world champion powerlifter Ali Jawad is playing the long game in his developing rivalry with Egyptian world record holder Sherif Othman.

Buffalo 2015: Three must-see matchups
Which three preliminary round games will be the most exciting for viewers at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool?