PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Hanif Mawji sets sights on Toronto 2015
The World No. 8 boccia player is hoping to perform well at August’s Parapan American Games.
Germany selects men’s team for Wheelchair Basketball European Championships
National coach Nicolai Zeltinger has named 13 players to the provisional squad including three newcomers.
Sochi 2014 athletes’ view: Bibian Mentel-Spee
The winner of the very first women’s Paralympic gold in para-snowboard talks about pushing the sport on after the success of the Paralympic Winter Games.
Swimming star Huot has stolen medals replaced
Five Paralympic and Commonwealth Games medals were presented to the Canadian swimmer by the Canadian Paralympic Committee and Commonwealth Games Canada.
Cowdrey appointed as Team General Manager 2015 Australian Commonwealth Youth Games
Cowdrey will lead the Australian team for the fifth edition of the Youth Games which will see a team of 82 athletes in Apia, Samoa.
Bosnia and Herzegovina target third sitting volleyball gold
Made up of players injured in war, the two-time Paralympic champions have become national heroes in their homeland
A volunteer’s experience of Sochi 2014
Ksenia Onishchenko was one of 8,000 volunteers who helped make the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games the best ever, but she is the only one who contributed to the Closing Ceremony speech!
Website launched for World Archery Para Championships 2015
Donaueschingen 2015 will take place between 23-30 August attracting 300 of the world best para-archers from 60 countries.
Ostersund 2015 medals unveiled
The gold, silver and bronze medals for the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool will be contested between 15-21 March.
El Salvador to stage major para-athletics event pre-Toronto 2015
June’s event for countries in Central America and the Caribbean will be a qualifier for August’s Parapan American Games.