PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Quartet of athletes seek biathlon sweeps at Cable 2015
A schedule change has also been confirmed for Saturday (31 January) and Sunday (1 February) at the 2015 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships.
Swimming Rio 2016 MQS published
IPC Swimming has published the Minimum Qualification Standards which sit alongside key qualifiers at the 2015 Worlds in Glasgow and other competitions.
Double gold for Ukraine at Cable 2015
France, Russia, Finland and the USA also claim their latest medals in the long distance biathlon races at the 2015 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships on Friday (30 January).
Kate Horan smashes para-cycling world record
New Zealand Paralympian breaks near 12-year-old world record for the flying 200m.
US name 18 women to wheelchair basketball team
The athletes will now prepare for this August’s Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games in Canada.
Swoboda targets Rio 2016 para-canoe qualification with sixth world title
Austria’s Markus Swoboda has won every world title since 2010 and hopes further success this year will qualify him for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Alcott aims to cap dream six months with Australian Open win
The 24-year-old Australian will take on the USA’s David Wagner in his first Grand Slam final.
Alpine World Cup Finals head to St. Moritz
Over 70 athletes from 16 countries will compete in one of the last high-level races before the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.
Goalball teams prepare for European Championships C division
Seven teams will compete in Malmö, Sweden, with the three best winning promotion to division B.
President of the Brazilian Paralympic Committee meets with new Minister of Sport
Andrew Parsons, who is also the IPC’s Vice President, met with George Hilton on Wednesday (28 January).