PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Snow Sports NZ hold talent identification camp
The three day camp, in association with the Agitos Foundation, was held at Turoa ski field in New Zealand and saw the appearance of two of New Zealand’s winter Paralympic stars.
10: Hou Bin becomes a global sensation
Paralympian Ambassador Hou Bin stuns the crowd when lighting the flame in a spectacular fashion.
Dancers to line-up for Continents Cup
Around 200 dancers will gather in St Petersburg, Russia, for a packed programme which will feature singles events for the very first time.
Six Paralympians in Tokyo 2020 Athletes’ Commission
The athletes’ commission, made up of 21 leading figures of the Japanese sporting community, will assist in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games preparations
Table tennis consists of how many sets?
Men and women can participate in individual, doubles or team events, and matches consist of five sets of 11 points each, and are played in a best-of-five format.
Canada launch Paralympic FUNdamentals programme
New programme aims to promote inclusiveness and help students of all abilities play, learn and grow together
WoMentoring mentor and mentee make great progress
Anne Walufa Strike, a Kenyan-born wheelchair racer, mentors Georgian National Paralympic Committee vice president Tinatin Revazishvili through the Agitos Foundation’s WoMentoring programme.
11: ParalympicSport.TV launched
On 20 February 2006 the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) launched the first internet TV channel dedicated purely to Paralympic sport.
Yevheniy Bohodayko named Best Male in Allianz AotM vote
The Ukrainian received nearly 35% of the vote after claiming an incredible seven gold medals at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships.