PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Jochemsen on the up with PyeongChang 2018 approaching
The Dutch skier is focusing on improving on her career best World Championships finish, with bronze in the super combined.
Wafula Strike helps grow Movement’s female influence
Paralympian and campaigner has been working with Tinatin Revazashivili as part of a project aimed at getting more women into leadership positions in the Paralympic Movement.
#IWD2016: Supporting women to make an impact
Majida Sabir Albalushi from the Oman Paralympic Committee and Petra Huber from the Austrian Paralympic Committee talk about their experiences of WoMentoring.
Dubai 2016: Day two preview
Action in the field events dominates competition on the second day of the 2016 IPC Athletics Asia-Oceania Championships.
Carla Qualtrough honoured with International Women’s Day Recognition
The Canadian Minister for Sport and Persons with Disabilities was nominated alongside Anne Wafula-Strike, Irene Chang, Dr. Hayat Khattab and Moekie Grobbelaar.
Hailey Danisewicz’s para-triathlon career in numbers
These figures mark some significant moments in the para-triathlete’s road to Rio 2016.
Rio 2016 venue for Paralympic judo unveiled
Carioca Arena 3, which will become a sport-focused high school, inaugurated to celebrate six months until the Paralympic Games.
#IWD2016: Supporting women to make an impact
Ice sledge hockey coach Tara Chisholm and Barbara Daniels, a coach educator talk about their experiences of WoMentoring.
Victory for Mohammad Hammadi on day two of the IPC Athletics Asia-Oceania Championships
The UAE's Mohamed Hammadi continues to dominate the track with his second victory in Dubai.
Sport Week: Classification in para-canoe
At Rio 2016, men and women will compete in three classes.